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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschaperón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʃapeˈɾon/
"Necesitamos un chaperón para la fiesta escolar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, typically an older adult, who accompanies and supervises young people, especially at social events.
"Several parents volunteered to act as chaperones for the high school prom."
- 1
To accompany and supervise someone as a chaperone.
"She agreed to chaperone the eighth-grade field trip to the museum."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'chaperon', meaning a hood or cap, which itself comes from late Latin 'cappa'. By the 16th century, the term shifted metaphorically to describe someone who 'covers' or protects a younger person, eventually evolving into the modern sense of a supervisory adult companion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chaperone" is said worldwide
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chaperon
Transliteration: /ʃa.pʁɔ̃/
"Les parents ont servi de chaperons lors de la fête."
Anstandsdame
Transliteration: /ˈanˌʃtantzˌdaːmə/
"Sie begleitete die Gruppe als Aufsichtsperson."
accompagnatore
Transliteration: /ak.kom.pa.ɲaˈto.re/
"Gli insegnanti hanno fatto da accompagnatori durante la gita."
chaperón
Transliteration: /tʃapeˈɾon/
"Necesitamos un chaperón para la fiesta escolar."
chaperão
Transliteration: /ʃɐ.pɛˈɾɐ̃w̃/
"Ela atuou como chaperã na excursão da escola."
संरक्षक
Transliteration: sanrakshak
"शिक्षक छात्रों के लिए संरक्षक के रूप में गए।"
伴护人
Transliteration: bànhùrén
"家长们担任了学校舞会的伴护人。"
보호자
Transliteration: bohoja
"선생님들이 소풍의 보호자 역할을 맡았다."
付き添い
Transliteration: tsukisoi
"遠足には何人かの保護者の付き添いが必要だ。"
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