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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMedida
Pronunciation / Transliteration: meˈðiða
"La receta requiere una medida de harina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A unit or standard of measurement.
"The recipe calls for a measure of flour."
- 1
To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something.
"Please measure the length of the table."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'mesure', originating from the Latin 'mensura', meaning 'a measuring, measure'. This traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *med-, meaning 'to take appropriate measures'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Measure" is said worldwide
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Mesure
Transliteration: mezyʁ
"La recette nécessite une mesure de farine."
Maß
Transliteration: ma:s
"Das Rezept benötigt ein Maß Mehl."
Misura
Transliteration: miˈzura
"La ricetta richiede una misura di farina."
Medida
Transliteration: meˈðiða
"La receta requiere una medida de harina."
Medida
Transliteration: meˈdʒidɐ
"A receita pede uma medida de farinha."
माप
Transliteration: maap
"रेसिपी में आटे का एक माप चाहिए।"
测量
Transliteration: cèliàng
"这个食谱需要一份面粉的测量。"
측정
Transliteration: cheugjeong
"레시피에는 밀가루의 측정이 필요합니다."
測定
Transliteration: sokutei
"レシピには小麦粉の測定が必要です。"
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