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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesirmão de sangue
Pronunciation / Transliteration: iʁˈmãw dʒi ˈsɐ̃ɡwi
"Eles tornaram-se irmãos de sangue após o juramento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A man who has sworn loyalty and deep fraternal bonds to another through a solemn oath or ritual.
"The two warriors fought side by side in battle, fiercely loyal to one another as sworn-brothers." - 2
A close male friend regarded as a brother due to an unbreakable bond of trust and mutual support.
"He considered his closest childhood friend to be his sworn-brother for life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'sworn' (past participle of swear, from Old English swerian) and 'brother' (from Old English brōthor). Historically refers to men who have taken a solemn oath or engaged in a ritual (such as blood brotherhood) to treat each other as siblings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sworn-brother" is said worldwide
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frère d'armes
Transliteration: frɛʁ d‿aʁm
"Ils sont devenus des frères d'armes après tant d'épreuves."
Blutsbruder
Transliteration: ˈbluːtsˌbruːdɐ
"Die beiden Häuptlinge wurden zu Blutsbrüdern."
fratello di sangue
Transliteration: fraˈtɛl.lo di ˈskan.ɡwe
"I due amici sono diventati fratelli di sangue."
hermano de sangre
Transliteration: eɾˈmano de ˈsangɾe
"Juraron lealtad eterna como hermanos de sangre."
irmão de sangue
Transliteration: iʁˈmãw dʒi ˈsɐ̃ɡwi
"Eles tornaram-se irmãos de sangue após o juramento."
धर्म-भाई
Transliteration: dharm-bhai
"वे दोनों बचपन के मित्र धर्म-भाई की तरह रहते हैं।"
结拜兄弟
Transliteration: jiébài xiōngdì
"刘关张桃园结义，成了患难与共的结拜兄弟。"
의형제
Transliteration: uihyeongje
"두 사람은 서로를 믿고 따르는 의형제를 맺었다."
義兄弟
Transliteration: gikyōdai
"彼らは固い契りを交わして義兄弟となった。"
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