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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexílio voluntário
Pronunciation / Transliteration: iˈzilju volũˈtaɾju
"Ele optou pelo exílio voluntário em outro continente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of living away from one's native country by one's own choice, often due to political, personal, or artistic reasons.
"After facing intense public scrutiny, the author chose a life of self-imposed exile in a remote coastal village." - 2
A voluntary withdrawal from society, public life, or one's community to seek isolation.
"His retirement turned into a state of self-imposed exile from the academic community."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'self'), the past participle of 'impose' (from Latin 'imponere', meaning 'to place upon'), and 'exile' (from Latin 'exilium', meaning 'banishment'). The compound has evolved in modern usage to describe a voluntary departure from one's homeland, typically driven by political, artistic, or personal alienation.
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exil volontaire
Transliteration: ɛɡzil vɔlɔtɛʁ
"Il a vécu en exil volontaire pendant dix ans."
selbst auferlegtes Exil
Transliteration: zɛlbst ˈaʊ̯f.ɛɐ̯ˌlɛɡtəs ɛksˈiːl
"Er lebte jahrelang im selbst auferlegten Exil."
esilio volontario
Transliteration: eˈziljo vołonˈtarjo
"Il poeta visse in esilio volontario all'estero."
exilio voluntario
Transliteration: eˈsiljo boɫunˈtaɾjo
"Eligió el exilio voluntario tras la caída del régimen."
exílio voluntário
Transliteration: iˈzilju volũˈtaɾju
"Ele optou pelo exílio voluntário em outro continente."
स्वैच्छिक निर्वासन
Transliteration: svaichchhik nirvasan
"उन्होंने अपने देश से स्वैच्छिक निर्वासन चुना।"
流亡
Transliteration: liúwáng
"他在海外开始了流亡的生活。"
자발적 망명
Transliteration: jabaljeok mangmyeong
"그는 고국을 떠나 자발적 망명 생활을 했다."
自主亡命
Transliteration: jishu bōmei
"彼は政治的な理由で自主亡命を選んだ。"
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