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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescárter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.teɾ
"O óleo do motor precisa ser drenado do cárter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pit or hollow in which liquid collects, especially one beneath a floor or at the lowest point of a machine or engineering system.
"The mechanics drained the old engine oil from the sump before installing the new filter." - 2
A cesspool or underground drainage reservoir for waste water or sewage.
"Heavy rain caused the basement sump to fill rapidly, activating the emergency pump."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch 'sump', meaning a marsh, swamp, or pool of water. It entered English in the 16th century, initially referring to a bog or stagnant pool, later evolving in mining and engineering to denote a pit or reservoir for collecting unwanted liquids.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sump" is said worldwide
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carter
Transliteration: kar.te
"L'huile moteur est stockée dans le carter inférieur."
Sumpf
Transliteration: zʊmpf
"Das Wasser sammelt sich im Sumpf am Boden des Kellers."
coppa dell'olio
Transliteration: ˈkɔp.pa delˈlɔ.ljo
"Il meccanico ha controllato la coppa dell'olio."
cárter
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.teɾ
"El coche sufrió daños en el cárter tras golpear una piedra."
cárter
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.teɾ
"O óleo do motor precisa ser drenado do cárter."
कुंड
Transliteration: kund
"बेसमेंट का पानी निकालने के लिए एक कुंड बनाया गया है।"
集水坑
Transliteration: jí shuǐ kēng
"地下室的水会流进集水坑里。"
집수정
Transliteration: jip-su-jeong
"지하에 모인 물은 집수정으로 배출됩니다."
溜め池
Transliteration: tameike
"地下室の排水は溜め池に集められます。"
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