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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries大乱闘
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dairantō
"その会議は激しい大乱闘に発展した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A scene of uproar and disorder; a heated argument or free-for-all brawl.
"The committee meeting quickly turned into a complete donnybrook over budget allocations." - 2
A heated public dispute or controversy.
"The proposed zoning changes sparked a major political donnybrook in the city council."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Donnybrook, a historic suburb of Dublin, Ireland, famous for its annual fair established by royal charter in the 13th century. Over centuries, the fair became notoriously boisterous, degenerating into public brawls and riots, which permanently entered the English lexicon as a term for any wild, chaotic free-for-all fight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Donnybrook" is said worldwide
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bagarre générale
Transliteration: ba.ɡaʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal
"La réunion s'est transformée en une véritable bagarre générale."
Schlägerei
Transliteration: ˈʃlɛːɡəʁaɪ̯
"Die Diskussion endete in einer wilden Schlägerei."
tamarrata
Transliteration: ta.marˈraː.ta
Script: ressa
"La conferenza si è conclusa in una vera e propria cagnara."
gresca
Transliteration: ˈɡɾes.ka
"El debate parlamentario terminó en una gran gresca."
tumulto
Transliteration: tuˈmul.tu
"A assembleia rapidamente se transformou num tumulto geral."
झगड़ा
Transliteration: jhagṛā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बैठक के दौरान एक बड़ा झगड़ा शुरू हो गया।"
混战
Transliteration: hùn zhàn
Script: 中文汉字
"议会里的辩论演变成了一场大混战。"
난투극
Transliteration: nantuguk
Script: 한국어 한글
"회의는 순식간에 난투극으로 변했습니다."
大乱闘
Transliteration: dairantō
Script: 日本語
"その会議は激しい大乱闘に発展した。"
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