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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscivolo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chee-voh-loh
"I bambini si sono divertiti a giocare sullo scivolo al parco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A smooth, sloping surface for sliding down.
"The children enjoyed playing on the slide at the playground."
- 1
To move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
"She decided to slide down the hill on her sled."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'slīdan', meaning to slip, slide, or fall. It has Proto-Germanic roots and has remained structurally and semantically consistent through Middle English into modern usage, primarily denoting smooth, continuous movement over a surface.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slide" is said worldwide
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glissière
Transliteration: glee-syehr
"Les enfants ont adoré jouer sur la glissière au parc."
Rutsche
Transliteration: root-sheh
"Die Kinder hatten Spaß auf der Rutsche im Spielplatz."
scivolo
Transliteration: chee-voh-loh
"I bambini si sono divertiti a giocare sullo scivolo al parco."
tobogán
Transliteration: toh-boh-gahn
"Los niños disfrutaron jugando en el tobogán del parque."
escorrega
Transliteration: es-koh-heh-gah
"As crianças se divertiram brincando no escorrega do parque."
स्लाइड
Transliteration: slaid
"बच्चों ने पार्क में स्लाइड पर खेलकर मज़ा लिया।"
滑梯
Transliteration: huá tī
"孩子们在公园的滑梯上玩得很开心。"
미끄럼틀
Transliteration: mi-geu-reom-teul
"아이들은 공원에서 미끄럼틀을 타고 놀았다."
滑り台
Transliteration: suberidai
"子供たちは公園の滑り台で遊んで楽しんだ。"
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