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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries가자미
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gajami
"어부가 가자미를 잡았습니다."
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2 senses- 1
A small- or medium-sized flatfish that typically lies on the seabed on one side, which has both eyes on the upper side.
"The fisherman caught a fresh flounder near the rocky shore."
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To struggle mentally or move clumsily and in confusion, especially in difficulty or failure.
"Without proper preparation, the new company began to flounder in the competitive market."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English floundre, originating from Old Norse flundra (a flatfish), related to Old Scandinavian words for flatness. Over time, the physical characteristic of flopping or struggling awkwardly on flat surfaces inspired the verbal sense of struggling clumsily or failing to progress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flounder" is said worldwide
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flétan
Transliteration: fletan
"Le pêcheur a attrapé un flétan."
Flunder
Transliteration: Flunder
"Die Flunder lebt auf dem Meeresboden."
passera
Transliteration: passera
"La passera è un pesce piatto."
lenguado
Transliteration: lenguado
"El lenguado es un pez plano muy apreciado."
solha
Transliteration: solha
"A solha habita o fundo do mar."
चपटी मछली
Transliteration: chapti machhli
"वह समुद्र तल पर एक चपटी मछली है।"
比目鱼
Transliteration: bǐmùyú
"他们在海底发现了一条比目鱼。"
가자미
Transliteration: gajami
"어부가 가자미를 잡았습니다."
カレイ
Transliteration: karei
"市場で新鮮なカレイを買いました。"
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