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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrestringir o acesso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hes-trĩ-ʒir o a-se-su
"Eles gostam de restringir o acesso à informação."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To unjustly withhold information, knowledge, or resources to prevent others from participating in or belonging to a particular community or interest group.
"Older fans tend to gatekeep indie music scenes by mocking newcomers for not knowing obscure B-sides." - 2
To control or limit access to something, traditionally in an organizational or institutional context.
"Traditional publishers used to gatekeep literature, deciding which manuscripts ever reached the public eye."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'gatekeeper', which originated from Middle English combining 'gate' (from Old English 'geat') and 'keep' (from Old English 'cēpan'). In contemporary digital slang, it evolved into a verb describing the act of withholding information, resources, or identity markers to restrict access to a community or subculture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gatekeep" is said worldwide
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restreindre l'accès
Transliteration: res-treindre lak-se
"Certains fans aiment restreindre l'accès à leur culture geek."
den Zugang verwehren
Transliteration: den tsu-ɡaŋ fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən
"Man sollte Neulingen nicht den Zugang verwehren."
fare il guardiano
Transliteration: fa-re il ɡwar-dja-no
"È inutile fare il guardiano della conoscenza."
restringir el acceso
Transliteration: res-trin-ɣir el ak-se-so
"No debemos restringir el acceso a la comunidad."
restringir o acesso
Transliteration: hes-trĩ-ʒir o a-se-su
"Eles gostam de restringir o acesso à informação."
प्रवेश रोकना
Transliteration: pravesh rokna
"संस्कृति में प्रवेश रोकना अच्छी बात नहीं है।"
设限阻挠
Transliteration: shè xiàn zǔ náo
"资深粉丝不应该对新人设限阻挠。"
배타적으로 통제하다
Transliteration: baetajeogeuro tongjehada
"그들은 자신들만의 서브컬처를 배타적으로 통제하려고 한다."
排他的にする
Transliteration: haitateki ni suru
"お気に入りのカルチャーを排他的にするのはやめよう。"
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