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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabierto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abyerto
"Había un abismo abierto en el medio del camino."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Wide open; of a large and wide opening, chasm, or wound.
"There was a gaping hole in the middle of the ancient stone wall."
- 1
Staring with one's mouth open wide in amazement or wonder.
"The children stood gaping at the magnificent fireworks display."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Norse word 'gapa', meaning to open the mouth wide, which evolved into Middle English 'gapen'. The adjectival and participial forms developed in the late Middle English period to describe wide openings, chasms, or expressions of astonishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gaping" is said worldwide
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béant
Transliteration: be-ant
"Il y avait un gouffre béant au milieu de la route."
klaffend
Transliteration: klaffent
"Es gab ein klaffendes Loch in der Wand."
spalancato
Transliteration: spalancato
"C'era una voragine spalancata nel terreno."
abierto
Transliteration: abyerto
"Había un abismo abierto en el medio del camino."
escancarado
Transliteration: eskankarado
"Havia um buraco escancarado na parede."
खुला हुआ
Transliteration: khula hua
"दीवार में एक बड़ा खुला हुआ छेद था।"
张开的
Transliteration: zhāng kāi de
"墙上有一个张开的大洞。"
벌어진
Transliteration: beor-ejin
"벽에 커다랗게 벌어진 구멍이 있었다."
ぽっかり開いた
Transliteration: pokkari hiraita
"壁にぽっかりと開いた穴があった。"
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