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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries치덕치덕 바르다
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chideok-chideok bareuda
"그는 얼굴에 진흙을 치덕치덕 발랐다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To smear, spread, or cover heavily and untidily with a thick, sticky, or dirty substance.
"The children returned from the muddy field completely bedaubed with wet clay." - 2
To ornament or dress gaudily, excessively, or in a heavy-handed manner.
"Actors in the old travelling troupe would bedaub their faces with thick theatrical paint."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is formed from the native English intensive prefix 'be-' combined with 'daub', which derives from Old French 'dauber' (to plaster, whitewash) and ultimately from Latin 'dealbare'. First appearing in the mid-16th century, it initially meant to smear or plaster over heavily with a sticky or viscous substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bedaub" is said worldwide
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barbouiller
Transliteration: bar-bou-ye
"Les enfants ont barbouillé leurs vêtements de peinture."
beschmieren
Transliteration: be-schmi-ren
"Er hat die Wände mit Farbe beschmiert."
imbrattare
Transliteration: im-brat-ta-re
"Si è imbrattato la faccia di fango."
untar
Transliteration: un-tar
"Se untó las manos de grasa."
besuntar
Transliteration: be-sun-tar
"Ele besuntou o pão com manteiga."
लीपना
Transliteration: leepna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपने चेहरे पर कीचड़ लीप लिया।"
涂抹
Transliteration: tú mǒ
Script: 中文汉字
"他在脸上涂抹了厚厚的一层泥。"
치덕치덕 바르다
Transliteration: chideok-chideok bareuda
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 얼굴에 진흙을 치덕치덕 발랐다."
塗りたくる
Transliteration: nuritakuru
Script: 日本語
"子供たちは服にペンキを塗りたくった。"
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