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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries시간이 걸리는
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sigani geolrineun
"그 보고서를 작성하는 것은 시간이 많이 걸리는 일이다."
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Taking a large amount of time to do or complete.
"Writing a comprehensive research paper is a very time-consuming process."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived by combining the noun 'time' (from Old English 'tīma') with the present participle of 'consume' (from Latin 'consumere', meaning 'to take up entirely' or 'to use up'). The compound adjective emerged in the late 19th century to describe tasks that take a large amount of time to accomplish.
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chronophage
Transliteration: chronofazh
"Cette tâche administrative est particulièrement chronophage."
zeitaufwändig
Transliteration: tsayt-aufvendig
"Die Vorbereitung für das Meeting war sehr zeitaufwändig."
lungo
Transliteration: lungo
"È un lavoro lungo e complesso."
laborioso
Transliteration: laborioso
"Este proyecto es muy laborioso y requiere paciencia."
demorado
Transliteration: demorado
"O processo de visto pode ser bastante demorado."
समय लेने वाला
Transliteration: samay lene wala
"यह प्रक्रिया बहुत समय लेने वाली है।"
耗时的
Transliteration: hào shí de
"翻译一整本书是一项耗时的工作。"
시간이 걸리는
Transliteration: sigani geolrineun
"그 보고서를 작성하는 것은 시간이 많이 걸리는 일이다."
時間がかかる
Transliteration: jikan ga kakaru
"この作業は非常に時間がかかります。"
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