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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespasso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pas-su
"Ele tinha um passo acelerado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's manner of walking.
"He walked with a slow, heavy gait." - 2
The paces of a horse or other quadruped, such as a walk, trot, or gallop.
"The horse broke into a smooth canter, changing its gait gracefully."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word gait originated in the late Middle English period as a northern variant of gate, meaning 'way, path, or going'. It derives from Old Norse 'gata', meaning street or path, and evolved through the 16th century to specifically refer to a person's or animal's manner of walking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gait" is said worldwide
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démarche
Transliteration: dey-marsch
"On reconnut sa démarche de loin."
Gang
Transliteration: gahng
"Man erkannte ihn an seinem Gang."
andatura
Transliteration: anda-tura
"Aveva un'andatura fiera e decisa."
andadura
Transliteration: an-da-du-ra
"Su paso firme caracterizaba su andadura."
passo
Transliteration: pas-su
"Ele tinha um passo acelerado."
चाल
Transliteration: chaal
"उसकी चाल बहुत तेज थी।"
步态
Transliteration: bùtài
"医生通过他的步态来诊断病情。"
걸음걸이
Transliteration: georeumgeori
"그의 걸음걸이는 매우 독특하다."
歩き方
Transliteration: arukikata
"遠くからでも彼の歩き方でわかった。"
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