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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ins.taˈlaɾ/
"Voy a instalar una nueva aplicación en mi teléfono."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To place equipment, machinery, or software in position and make it ready for use.
"The technician will install the new air conditioning unit tomorrow morning." - 2
To place someone in an office, rank, or position of authority or dignity.
"The committee will formally install the new chairperson at the ceremony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Medieval Latin 'installare', combining 'in-' (in, into) and 'stallum' (stall, place, seat), referring originally to placing an ecclesiastical official in a stall or seat of dignity. Over centuries, the meaning broadened via Old French and Middle English to include placing any piece of equipment, apparatus, or software in position for service or use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Install" is said worldwide
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installer
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sta.le/
"Je dois installer ce logiciel sur mon ordinateur."
installieren
Transliteration: /ɪnstalˈliːɐ̯n/
"Wir müssen das neue Update auf dem Server installieren."
installare
Transliteration: /in.stalˈla.re/
"È necessario installare i driver della stampante."
instalar
Transliteration: /ins.taˈlaɾ/
"Voy a instalar una nueva aplicación en mi teléfono."
instalar
Transliteration: /ĩs.taˈlaɾ/
"O técnico veio instalar a internet nova."
स्थापित करना
Transliteration: sthapit karna
"कंप्यूटर में सॉफ्टवेयर स्थापित करना आसान है।"
安装
Transliteration: ān zhuāng
"工程师正在办公室安装新的空调。"
설치하다
Transliteration: seolchihada
"스마트폰에 새로운 애플리케이션을 설치했습니다."
インストールする
Transliteration: insutōru suru
"パソコンに新しいソフトをインストールしてください。"
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