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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespassarela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pasaˈɾelɐ
"A modelo desfilou com confiança na passarela."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A narrow, elevated platform that fashion models walk along to display clothing and accessories.
"The young designer debuted her vibrant spring collection on the glowing runway." - 2
A paved strip on an airfield where aircraft take off and land.
"The airplane taxied slowly toward the main runway before takeoff."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English combination of 'run' (from Old English 'rinnan') and 'way' (from Old English 'wēg'). Originally referring to a track or path for running, its meaning expanded in the 20th century to encompass both aviation strips for aircraft and elevated fashion platforms for modeling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Runway" is said worldwide
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podium
Transliteration: pɔdjɔm
"Les mannequins ont présenté la nouvelle collection sur le podium."
Verteiler
Transliteration: laufsteg
Script: Laufsteg
"Die Models präsentierten die Mode auf dem Laufsteg."
passerella
Transliteration: passerɛlla
"La modella ha sfilato con eleganza sulla passerella."
pasarela
Transliteration: pasaˈɾela
"Los diseñadores mostraron sus creaciones en la pasarela."
passarela
Transliteration: pasaˈɾelɐ
"A modelo desfilou com confiança na passarela."
रamp
Transliteration: raimp
Script: रैंप
"मॉडल ने फैशन शो में रैंप पर वॉक किया।"
T台
Transliteration: tái tái
"模特们自信地走在T台上。"
런웨이
Transliteration: reon-wei
"모델들이 화려한 의상을 입고 런웨이를 걷고 있다."
ランウェイ
Transliteration: ranwei
"モデルが美しいドレスを着てランウェイを歩く。"
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