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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdar lugar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dar lu-gar
"Ele decidiu dar lugar a uma nova liderança."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of stepping or moving to one side to allow someone or something to pass or take one's place.
"With a polite move-aside, she made room for the heavy cart to roll down the corridor."
- 1
To change one's physical position to the side, or metaphorically to relinquish a role or authority.
"He decided to move-aside so that younger leadership could take charge of the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb phrase 'move aside', combining the Old French 'mover' (from Latin 'movere', meaning to move) with the Old English 'on sīdan' (on side). Over time, the phrasal verb transitioned into a hyphenated noun denoting a physical shift or a formal stepping down from a position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Move-aside" is said worldwide
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se décaler
Transliteration: se de-ka-le
"Veuillez vous décaler pour laisser passer les autres."
zur Seite treten
Transliteration: tsoor zy-tuh trey-tun
"Bitte treten Sie zur Seite, damit der Wagen durchfahren kann."
farsi da parte
Transliteration: far-si da par-te
"Ha deciso di farsi da parte per dare spazio ai giovani."
hacerse a un lado
Transliteration: a-cer-se a un la-do
"Por favor, hazte a un lado para que pueda pasar."
dar lugar
Transliteration: dar lu-gar
"Ele decidiu dar lugar a uma nova liderança."
एक तरफ होना
Transliteration: ek taraf hona
"कृपया दूसरों को रास्ता देने के लिए एक तरफ हो जाइए।"
靠边站
Transliteration: kào biān zhàn
"请靠边站，让救护车先过。"
비키다
Transliteration: bikida
"지나갈 수 있게 조금 비켜 주세요."
脇へよける
Transliteration: waki e yokeru
"人が通れるように脇へよけてください。"
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