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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDenunciar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-noon-ciar
"Ele decidiu denunciar a corrupção."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To publicly declare something or someone to be wrong or evil.
"The activist chose to denounce the government's decision to cut funding for education." - 2
To inform against someone, especially in a legal context.
"He decided to denounce his former partner for their illegal activities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'denounce' originates from the Latin 'denuntiare', meaning 'to announce or proclaim'. It evolved through Old French 'denoncer', which carried the sense of making a formal accusation or declaration against someone or something, reflecting a shift from mere announcement to a more accusatory context.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Denounce" is said worldwide
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Dénoncer
Transliteration: deh-non-say
"Il a décidé de dénoncer la corruption."
Denunzieren
Transliteration: deh-noon-tsi-ren
"Er beschloss, die Ungerechtigkeit zu denunzieren."
Denunciare
Transliteration: deh-noon-chah-reh
"Ha deciso di denunciare il crimine."
Denunciar
Transliteration: deh-noon-ciar
"Decidió denunciar la injusticia."
Denunciar
Transliteration: deh-noon-ciar
"Ele decidiu denunciar a corrupção."
निंदा करना
Transliteration: ninda karna
"उसने भ्रष्टाचार की निंदा करने का फैसला किया।"
谴责
Transliteration: qiǎnzé
"他决定谴责政府的决定。"
비난하다
Transliteration: binan-hada
"그는 정부의 결정을 비난하기로 결정했다."
非難する
Transliteration: hinan suru
"彼は政府の決定を非難することに決めた。"
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