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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdefinitivamente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-fi-ni-tchi-va-men-tchi
"Ele resolveu o problema definitivamente."
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Permanently; definitively; so that no further changes or reversals will occur.
"She decided to leave her hometown for good and all."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in Middle English, the phrase combines 'for good' (meaning permanently or for a positive outcome) with 'and all' as an emphatic intensifier. It solidified into a standard idiomatic expression by the 16th century to denote finality and irreversibility in actions or decisions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "For good and all" is said worldwide
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définitivement
Transliteration: day-fee-nee-tiv-mant
"Il a quitté le pays définitivement."
endgültig
Transliteration: ent-guel-tich
"Sie hat sich endgültig entschlossen."
definitivamente
Transliteration: de-fi-ni-ti-va-men-te
"Ha chiuso la porta definitivamente."
definitivamente
Transliteration: de-fi-ni-ti-va-men-te
"Se fue del país definitivamente."
definitivamente
Transliteration: de-fi-ni-tchi-va-men-tchi
"Ele resolveu o problema definitivamente."
همیشہ کے لیے
Transliteration: hamesha ke liye
Script: सदा के लिए
"वह हमेशा के लिए शहर छोड़कर चला गया।"
一劳永逸
Transliteration: yī láo yǒng yì
"我们必须一劳永逸地解决这个问题。"
영원히
Transliteration: yeong-won-hi
"그는 영원히 이곳을 떠났다."
すっかり
Transliteration: sukkari
"彼女はその町をすっかり去った。"
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