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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdescalço
Pronunciation / Transliteration: desˈkaw.su
"Ele prefere andar descalço na praia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not wearing shoes.
"On a hot summer day, she preferred to walk shoeless on the grass." - 2
Figuratively, lacking protection or support.
"He felt shoeless in the competitive job market without a degree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'shoeless' is derived from the combination of 'shoe', which comes from the Old English 'sceo', meaning a covering for the foot, and the suffix '-less', indicating the absence of something. The term has evolved to describe a state of not wearing shoes, often associated with comfort or casualness.
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sans chaussures
Transliteration: sɑ̃ ʃo.zjʊʁ
"Il aime marcher sans chaussures sur la plage."
schuhlos
Transliteration: ˈʃuː.loːs
"An heißen Tagen läuft sie oft schuhlos im Garten."
senza scarpe
Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa ˈskarpe
"A lui piace camminare senza scarpe sull'erba."
descalzo
Transliteration: desˈkalθo
"Le gusta caminar descalzo por la casa."
descalço
Transliteration: desˈkaw.su
"Ele prefere andar descalço na praia."
बिना जूते
Transliteration: bina jute
"उसे बिना जूते चलना पसंद है।"
赤脚
Transliteration: chìjiǎo
"他喜欢在草地上赤脚走。"
맨발
Transliteration: maenbal
"그는 맨발로 잔디 위를 걷는 것을 좋아한다."
裸足
Transliteration: hadashi
"彼は裸足で草の上を歩くのが好きです。"
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