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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfrente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfɾente
"Se secó el sudor de la frente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ridge of bone above the eyes, or the forehead as a whole.
"He wiped the sweat from his brow after finishing the hard work." - 2
The summit or edge of a steep hill or cliff.
"We stopped to rest just as we reached the brow of the hill."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Old English 'brū', meaning eyelid or eyebrow, stemming from Proto-Germanic '*brū-'. It shares roots with Old Norse 'brún' and Sanskrit 'bhrū', ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*bhrūs', denoting the eyebrow or forehead.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brow" is said worldwide
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front
Transliteration: frɔ̃
"Il a essuyé la sueur de son front."
Stirn
Transliteration: ʃtɪʁn
"Sie wischte sich den Schweiß von der Stirn."
fronte
Transliteration: ˈfronte
"Si asciugò il sudore dalla fronte."
frente
Transliteration: ˈfɾente
"Se secó el sudor de la frente."
testa
Transliteration: ˈtɛʃtɐ
"Ele limpou o suor da testa."
माथा
Transliteration: maatha
"उसने अपने माथे से पसीना पोंछा।"
额头
Transliteration: étóu
"他擦了擦额头上的汗水。"
이마
Transliteration: ima
"그는 이마의 땀을 닦아냈다."
額
Transliteration: hitai
"彼は額の汗を拭った。"
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