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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɾeˈnɔ
"O papai noel viaja em seu trenó mágico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An vehicle with runners instead of wheels, used for moving over snow or ice, typically downhill for recreation or as a means of transport in snowy regions.
"The children loaded up their wooden sled and pulled it to the top of the snowy hill."
- 1
To ride on a sled or to transport something using a sled.
"They spent the entire afternoon sledding down the steep slope behind the cabin."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English sledDE, which comes from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sledde, related to slide. It shares an ultimate Proto-Germanic root meaning to slide or slip, appearing historically in various northern European languages for vehicles designed for snow or ice.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Sled"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Sled" is said worldwide
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luge
Transliteration: lyʒ
"Les enfants font de la luge dans la neige."
Schlitten
Transliteration: ˈʃlɪtn̩
"Wir fahren mit dem Schlitten den Berg hinunter."
slitta
Transliteration: ˈslit.ta
"I bambini giocano con la slitta sulla neve."
trineo
Transliteration: triˈne.o
"Bajaron la colina montados en un trineo."
trenó
Transliteration: tɾeˈnɔ
"O papai noel viaja em seu trenó mágico."
बर्फ की गाड़ी
Transliteration: barf ki gadi
"बच्चे बर्फ पर स्लेज चला रहे हैं।"
雪橇
Transliteration: xuěqiāo
"孩子们在雪坡上玩雪橇。"
썰매
Transliteration: sseolmae
"아이들이 언덕에서 썰매를 타고 있습니다."
そり
Transliteration: sori
"子供たちは雪の中でそりに乗って遊びました。"
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