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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvestígio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ves-tee-zhyo
"A amostra contém um vestígio de metais pesados."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very small, barely detectable quantity of a substance.
"The water sample contained a trace amount of heavy metals." - 2
An infinitesimally small degree or portion of a quality or condition.
"There was only a trace amount of hope left in his voice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'trace' derives from the Old French 'traz' (footprint, track), from Latin 'tractus' (a drawing, course). 'Amount' stems from Old French 'amont' (upward, to the amount of), combining 'a-' (to) and 'mont' (mountain). Combined in modern scientific and technical contexts to denote an extremely small, barely detectable quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trace amount" is said worldwide
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trace
Transliteration: tras
"L'eau contient une trace de métaux lourds."
Spur
Transliteration: shpoor
"Die Probe enthält eine Spur Schwermetalle."
traccia
Transliteration: tratcha
"Il campione contiene una traccia di metalli pesanti."
trazas
Transliteration: trathas
"La muestra contiene trazas de metales pesados."
vestígio
Transliteration: ves-tee-zhyo
"A amostra contém um vestígio de metais pesados."
अल्प मात्रा
Transliteration: alp matra
"नमü में भारी धातुओं की अल्प मात्रा थी।"
微量
Transliteration: wēi liàng
"水样中含有微量重金属。"
미량
Transliteration: miryang
"시료에는 중금속이 미량 함유되어 있습니다."
微量
Transliteration: biryou
"サンプルには微量の重金属が含まれています。"
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