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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesgaste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: desˈɡaste
"El estrés constante cobró un alto precio físico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The adverse effect, damage, or loss resulting from a sustained hardship, strenuous effort, or disaster.
"Years of working night shifts had taken a heavy physical toll on his health." - 2
A charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road.
"Drivers must pay a toll to cross the suspension bridge."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'toll' (tax, payment) and Old High German 'zol', ultimately from Late Latin 'tolonium', meaning a custom-house or tax office. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from a monetary tax for using a road or bridge to metaphorically represent the cost, loss, or damage incurred by a distressing experience or rigorous activity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Toll" is said worldwide
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dommage
Transliteration: domazh
"Le travail intensif a fait de lourds dégâts sur sa santé physique."
Belastung
Transliteration: bəˈlastʊŋ
"Die harte Arbeit forderte einen hohen körperlichen Tribut."
prezzo
Transliteration: prɛtso
"Gli anni di fatica hanno presentato un conto salato alla sua salute."
desgaste
Transliteration: desˈɡaste
"El estrés constante cobró un alto precio físico."
desgaste
Transliteration: dizˈɡaʃtʃi
"O trabalho duro cobrou um preço pesado de sua saúde física."
दुrim, प्रभाव
Transliteration: prabhāv
Script: प्रभाव
"कड़ी मेहनत ने उनके शरीर पर बुरा असर डाला।"
代价
Transliteration: dàijià
"繁重的工作对他的身体造成了极大的损耗。"
대가
Transliteration: daega
"고된 노동은 그의 신체에 큰 부담을 주었다."
代償
Transliteration: daishō
"過酷な労働が彼の身体に大きな負担をもたらした。"
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