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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolchão inflável
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kol-shown in-flah-vel
"Usamos um colchão inflável para a acampamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A portable, inflatable mattress that can be filled with air for use as a bed.
"We set up the air-mattress in the living room for our guests." - 2
A temporary sleeping surface made of plastic or rubber, often used for camping or as an extra bed.
"The air-mattress was perfect for our camping trip, providing comfort on uneven ground."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'air-mattress' combines 'air', derived from Old English 'ær', meaning 'atmosphere', and 'mattress', from Old French 'matrace', which originally referred to a place where something is thrown or laid down. The term evolved in the 20th century to describe inflatable bedding used for sleeping.
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matelas gonflable
Transliteration: ma-tel-ah gon-flah-bl
"Nous avons utilisé un matelas gonflable pour le camping."
Luftmatratze
Transliteration: looft-ma-trat-ze
"Die Luftmatratze war sehr bequem beim Zelten."
materasso gonfiabile
Transliteration: ma-te-rasso gon-fi-a-bi-le
"Abbiamo portato un materasso gonfiabile per il campeggio."
colchón inflable
Transliteration: kol-chon in-fla-ble
"Usamos un colchón inflable para la noche."
colchão inflável
Transliteration: kol-shown in-flah-vel
"Usamos um colchão inflável para a acampamento."
हवा का गद्दा
Transliteration: hava ka gadda
"हमने कैम्पिंग के लिए हवा का गद्दा लिया।"
充气床垫
Transliteration: chōngqì chuángdiàn
"我们为露营带了充气床垫。"
에어 매트리스
Transliteration: eeo maeteuriseu
"우리는 캠핑을 위해 에어 매트리스를 가져갔습니다."
エアマットレス
Transliteration: ea mattorasu
"キャンプのためにエアマットレスを持って行きました。"
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