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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslocalizar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lo-ka-li-zar
"Ela conseguiu localizar as chaves perdidas na gaveta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To find or discover the exact position of something.
"She was able to locate the missing keys in the drawer." - 2
To establish or determine the position of something.
"The engineer will locate the new building on the site map."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'locate' originates from the Latin 'locare', meaning 'to place'. It entered the English language in the late 19th century, evolving to encompass the act of finding or determining the position of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Locate" is said worldwide
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localiser
Transliteration: lo-ka-li-ze
"Elle a pu localiser les clés manquantes dans le tiroir."
lokalisieren
Transliteration: lo-ka-li-zi-ren
"Sie konnte die fehlenden Schlüssel in der Schublade lokalisieren."
localizzare
Transliteration: lo-ka-li-zzare
"È riuscita a localizzare le chiavi mancanti nel cassetto."
localizar
Transliteration: lo-ka-li-zar
"Pudo localizar las llaves perdidas en el cajón."
localizar
Transliteration: lo-ka-li-zar
"Ela conseguiu localizar as chaves perdidas na gaveta."
स्थान निर्धारित करना
Transliteration: sthaan nirdhaarit karna
"वह दराज में खोई हुई चाबियाँ स्थान निर्धारित करने में सक्षम थी।"
定位
Transliteration: dìngwèi
"她能够在抽屉里定位丢失的钥匙。"
위치 찾기
Transliteration: wi-chi chat-gi
"그녀는 서랍에서 잃어버린 열쇠를 위치 찾기에 성공했다."
位置を特定する
Transliteration: ichi o tokutei suru
"彼女は引き出しの中で失くした鍵を位置を特定することができた。"
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