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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaravilha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maravilha
"A natureza é cheia de maravilhas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A wonderful or astonishing person or thing.
"The new bridge is a marvel of engineering."
- 1
Be filled with wonder or astonishment.
"She marveled at the beauty of the starry night sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'merveile', stemming from the Latin 'mirabilia', meaning 'wonderful things' or 'wonders'. It entered the English language in the Middle English period as both a noun and a verb, initially retaining its religious and mystical connotations of divine miracles before broadening to general astonishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marvel" is said worldwide
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merveille
Transliteration: merveille
"Ce château est une véritable merveille."
Wunder
Transliteration: Wunder
"Das neue Gebäude ist ein architektonisches Wunder."
meraviglia
Transliteration: meraviglia
"Le piramidi d'Egitto sono una meraviglia del mondo."
maravilla
Transliteration: maravilla
"El Taj Mahal es una maravilla arquitectónica."
maravilha
Transliteration: maravilha
"A natureza é cheia de maravilhas."
अजवा
Transliteration: ajuba
Script: अजूबा
"तालिबान दुनिया के सात अजूबों में से एक है।"
奇迹
Transliteration: qíjì
"长城是世界的一大奇迹。"
경이로움
Transliteration: gyeong-i-ro-um
"그랜드 캐니언은 자연의 경이로움이다."
驚異
Transliteration: kyōi
"科学の進歩はまさに驚異的だ。"
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