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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
The word 'slide' originates from the Old English 'slīdan', which means to glide or move smoothly. It has evolved through Middle English as 'sliden', retaining its core meaning related to smooth movement.
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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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