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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesactualidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak.twa.liˈdad
"El programa de radio analiza la actualidad internacional."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Important political, social, and economic happenings and developments occurring in the world at the present time.
"She always reads the morning newspaper to stay informed about current events." - 2
The subject matter concerning recent news stories and global affairs broadcasted or published in the media.
"The civics class dedicated every Friday to discussing major current events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'current' (from Old French 'current', ultimately from Latin 'currere', meaning 'to run') combined with 'events' (from Latin 'evenire', meaning 'to come out or happen'). The compound phrase emerged in modern journalism to designate important political, social, and economic occurrences happening presently across the world.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Current events" is said worldwide
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actualités
Transliteration: ak.tɥa.li.te
"Il regarde les actualités tous les soirs à la télévision."
Zeitgeschehen
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtɡəˌʃeːən
"Man muss sich über das politische Zeitgeschehen informieren."
attualità
Transliteration: at.twa.liˈta
"Mi interessa molto leggere le notizie di attualità."
actualidad
Transliteration: ak.twa.liˈdad
"El programa de radio analiza la actualidad internacional."
atualidades
Transliteration: a.tu.a.liˈda.dʒis
"A prova do concurso público cobrou conhecimentos de atualidades."
समसामयिक घटनाएँ
Transliteration: samasamayik ghatanaen
"प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के लिए समसामयिक घटनाएँ बहुत महत्वपूर्ण हैं।"
时事
Transliteration: shí shì
"我们每天都应该关心国家大事和时事。"
시사
Transliteration: sisa
"그는 매일 아침 시사 프로그램을 시청한다."
時事
Transliteration: jiji
"彼は国際的な時事問題に非常に詳しい。"
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