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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesキャッチーな
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyatchī na
"この曲はとてもキャッチーなサビがあります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Pleasing and easily remembered, especially applied to a tune or song.
"That new pop song has a very catchy chorus."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'catch' (from Old Northern French 'cachier') + suffix '-y', originally meaning inclined to catch or tricky, shifting in the 19th century to describe easily remembered tunes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catchy" is said worldwide
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entraînant
Transliteration: ontrainan
"Cette chanson a un rythme très entraînant."
ohrwurmverdächtig
Transliteration: ohrwurmverdächtig
"Das Lied ist wirklich ohrwurmverdächtig."
orecchiabile
Transliteration: orecchiabile
"Questa canzone è molto orecchiabile."
pegadizo
Transliteration: pegadizo
"Esa melodía es muy pegadiza."
cativante
Transliteration: cativante
"O refrão desta música é bastante cativante."
आकर्षक
Transliteration: aakarshak
"इस गाने की धुन बहुत आकर्षक है।"
洗脑的
Transliteration: xǐnǎo de
"这首歌的旋律非常洗脑。"
중독성 있는
Transliteration: jungdokseong inneun
"그 노래는 멜로디가 정말 중독성 있어요."
キャッチーな
Transliteration: kyatchī na
"この曲はとてもキャッチーなサビがあります。"
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