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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaproximadamente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aproximadamente
"O projeto custa aproximadamente cinco mil dólares."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Approximately; more or less.
"The project will cost roughly five thousand dollars." - 2
In a rough, uneven, or harsh manner.
"He grabbed the box roughly and tossed it into the truck."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from rough (adjective) + -ly (suffix), originating in Middle English to mean 'with violence or harshness', later shifting to mean 'approximately' in the late 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roughly" is said worldwide
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environ
Transliteration: environ
"Le projet coûte environ cinq mille dollars."
ungefähr
Transliteration: ungefähr
"Das Projekt kostet ungefähr fünftausend Dollar."
circa
Transliteration: circa
"Il progetto costa circa cinquemila dollari."
más o menos
Transliteration: más o menos
"El proyecto cuesta más o menos cinco mil dólares."
aproximadamente
Transliteration: aproximadamente
"O projeto custa aproximadamente cinco mil dólares."
लगभग
Transliteration: lagbhag
"इस परियोजना की लागत लगभग पाँच हज़ार डॉलर है।"
大约
Transliteration: dàyuē
"这个项目大约花费五千美元。"
대략
Transliteration: daeryak
"그 프로젝트는 대략 5천 달러가 듭니다."
およそ
Transliteration: oyoso
"そのプロジェクトはおよそ5000ドルかかります。"
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