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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrescaldo
Native Script:rescaldo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rescaldo
"Eles tentaram ajudar as vítimas no rescaldo da tragédia."
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The consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.
"A relief fund was set up in the aftermath of the earthquake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from 'after' + 'math' (an obsolete word meaning 'mowing', from Old English 'mǣð'). Originally used in agriculture to denote a second crop of grass mown after the first harvest, later broadened metaphorically to mean the consequences of an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "aftermath" is said worldwide
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conséquences
Transliteration: conséquences
"Il a fallu des années pour reconstruire la ville dans les conséquences de la guerre."
Nachspiel
Transliteration: Nachspiel
"Die Gemeinde kämpfte noch lange im Nachspiel der Überschwemmung."
strascico
Transliteration: strascico
"Ci furono molti problemi nello strascico della crisi economica."
secuelas
Transliteration: secuelas
"La ciudad quedó devastada en las secuelas del huracán."
rescaldo
Transliteration: rescaldo
Script: rescaldo
"Eles tentaram ajudar as vítimas no rescaldo da tragédia."
परिणाम
Transliteration: parinām
"भूकंप के परिणाम में कई लोग बेघर हो गए।"
余波
Transliteration: yúbō
"这场灾难的余波持续了好几个月。"
여파
Transliteration: yeopa
"전쟁의 여파는 오랫동안 지속되었다."
余波
Transliteration: yoha
"その災害の余波は今も残っている。"
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