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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesサーフィン
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sāfin
"彼はハワイの海でサーフィンをするのが好きです。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef.
"They stood on the shore and watched the waves crash into the white surf."
- 1
To ride on the crest of a wave using a surfboard, or more broadly, to browse through the internet or television channels.
"He loves to surf at dawn before the beach gets crowded with tourists."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'surf' originates from the late 16th century, derived from the Spanish 'surfar', which means to ride on waves. The term evolved to describe the act of riding waves on a surfboard, particularly in the context of recreational water sports.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surf" is said worldwide
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surf
Transliteration: /sœʁf/
"Il fait du surf tous les week-ends sur la côte atlantique."
Surfen
Transliteration: /ˈzœʁfn̩/
"Im Sommer gehen wir oft an der Küste surfen."
surf
Transliteration: /surf/
"Ama cavalcare le onde praticando il surf."
surf
Transliteration: /suɾf/
"El surf es un deporte muy popular en las playas de Hawái."
surfe
Transliteration: /ˈsuɾ.fi/
"Ele comprou uma prancha nova para praticar surfe."
सर्फिंग
Transliteration: surfing
"समुद्र की लहरों पर सर्फिंग करना एक रोमांचक अनुभव है।"
冲浪
Transliteration: chōnglàng
"他在夏威夷的海滩上学习冲浪。"
서핑
Transliteration: seoping
"우리는 주말에 바닷가에서 서핑을 즐겼다."
サーフィン
Transliteration: sāfin
"彼はハワイの海でサーフィンをするのが好きです。"
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