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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrigido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ree-jee-do
"Le regole rigide della competizione non lasciavano spazio all'interpretazione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not bending or flexible; rigid.
"The unbending rules of the competition left no room for interpretation." - 2
Stubbornly inflexible in attitude or opinion.
"Her unbending stance on the issue made negotiations difficult."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unbending' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the verb 'bend', which comes from Old English 'bendan', meaning 'to bend or curve'. The term has evolved to describe a state of rigidity or inflexibility, both physically and metaphorically, since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unbending" is said worldwide
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rigide
Transliteration: ree-zheed
"Les règles rigides de la compétition ne laissaient aucune place à l'interprétation."
unbiegbar
Transliteration: oon-beeg-bar
"Die unbiegbaren Regeln des Wettbewerbs ließen keinen Raum für Interpretation."
rigido
Transliteration: ree-jee-do
"Le regole rigide della competizione non lasciavano spazio all'interpretazione."
rígido
Transliteration: ree-hee-do
"Las reglas rígidas de la competencia no dejaban lugar a la interpretación."
rígido
Transliteration: ree-zhee-do
"As regras rígidas da competição não deixavam espaço para interpretação."
अडिग
Transliteration: adig
"प्रतियोगिता के अडिग नियमों में व्याख्या के लिए कोई जगह नहीं थी।"
不屈的
Transliteration: bù qū de
"比赛的不屈的规则没有留出解释的余地。"
굳은
Transliteration: gudeun
"경쟁의 굳은 규칙은 해석할 여지를 남기지 않았다."
堅固な
Transliteration: kengo na
"競技の堅固な規則は解釈の余地を残さなかった。"
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