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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupervisão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su.peɾ.viˈzãw̃
"A supervisão do projeto é essencial."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of overseeing something; supervision or management.
"The committee provides regulatory oversight for financial institutions." - 2
An inadvertent omission or mistake.
"Leaving your name off the guest list was an unfortunate oversight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'oversight' originates from the Middle English word 'oversihte', which combines 'over' and 'sight'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass both the act of overseeing and the notion of an unintentional error or omission.
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surveillance
Transliteration: syr.vɛ.lɑ̃s
"Le projet nécessite une surveillance étroite."
Aufsicht
Transliteration: ˈaʊfˌzɪçt
"Die Behörde übt die ständige Aufsicht aus."
vigilanza
Transliteration: vi.ʤiˈlan.tza
"L'azienda richiede una rigorosa vigilanza."
supervisión
Transliteration: su.peɾ.βiˈsjon
"El gobierno mantiene una estrecha supervisión."
supervisão
Transliteration: su.peɾ.viˈzãw̃
"A supervisão do projeto é essencial."
देखरेख
Transliteration: dekhrekh
"इस परियोजना के लिए कड़ी देखरेख की आवश्यकता है।"
监督
Transliteration: jiāndū
"该项目需要严格的监督。"
감독
Transliteration: gam-dok
"이 프로젝트는 엄격한 감독이 필요합니다."
監督
Transliteration: kantoku
"このプロジェクトには適切な監督が必要です。"
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