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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfavela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: faˈvɛ.lɐ
"A favela expandiu-se rapidamente nas colinas da cidade."
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A deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude, makeshift dwellings.
"Many families displaced by the economic crisis were forced to live in a sprawling shantytown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'shanty', derived from the Canadian French word 'chantier' meaning a hut or lumber camp, and 'town'. It emerged in the late 19th century in North America to describe impoverished settlements constructed from discarded materials.
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bidonville
Transliteration: bi-dɔ̃-vil
"De nombreuses familles vivent dans ce bidonville."
Elendsviertel
Transliteration: ˈeːlɛnt͡sˌfɪʁtəl
"Die Stadt kämpft gegen die Ausbreitung der Elendsviertel."
bidonville
Transliteration: bi.donˈvil.le
"La baraccopoli è cresciuta rapidamente vicino alla ferrovia."
chabolista
Transliteration: tʃa.βoˈlis.ta
Script: asentamiento chabolista
"El gobierno prometió realojar a las familias del asentamiento chabolista."
favela
Transliteration: faˈvɛ.lɐ
"A favela expandiu-se rapidamente nas colinas da cidade."
झोपड़पट्टी
Transliteration: jhopadpatti
"शहर में कई लोग झोपड़पट्टी में रहने को मजबूर हैं।"
棚户区
Transliteration: pénhùqū
"政府正在努力改善棚户区居民的生活条件。"
빈민가
Transliteration: binminga
"그들은 도시 밖의 판잣촌에 살고 있다."
スラム街
Transliteration: suramugai
"多くの人々がそのスラム街で貧困に苦しんでいる。"
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