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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespantapájaros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: espantapájaros
"El agricultor colocó un espantapájaros en el campo para proteger sus cultivos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A figure made to resemble a human, set up in fields to deter birds from eating seeds or crops.
"The farmer placed a scarecrow in the cornfield to protect his crops from the crows." - 2
A person who is ineffective or ineffectual, often used metaphorically.
"He felt like a scarecrow in the meeting, unable to contribute to the discussion."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'scarecrow' originates from the combination of 'scare' and 'crow', first recorded in the early 19th century. It reflects the practice of using a figure to frighten away birds from crops, with roots in agricultural traditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scarecrow" is said worldwide
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épouvantail
Transliteration: epouvantail
"L'agriculteur a placé un épouvantail dans le champ pour éloigner les oiseaux."
Vogelscheuche
Transliteration: Vogelscheuche
"Der Bauer stellte eine Vogelscheuche auf, um die Vögel fernzuhalten."
spaventapasseri
Transliteration: spaventapasseri
"Il contadino ha messo uno spaventapasseri nel campo per proteggere i suoi raccolti."
espantapájaros
Transliteration: espantapájaros
"El agricultor colocó un espantapájaros en el campo para proteger sus cultivos."
espantalho
Transliteration: espantalho
"O agricultor colocou um espantalho no campo para proteger suas colheitas."
कौआ डराने वाला
Transliteration: kauā darāne vālā
"किसान ने फसल की रक्षा के लिए कौआ डराने वाला रखा।"
稻草人
Transliteration: dàocǎorén
"农民在田里放了一个稻草人来保护作物。"
허수아비
Transliteration: heosuabi
"농부는 작물을 보호하기 위해 허수아비를 세웠다."
かかし
Transliteration: kakashi
"農家は作物を守るためにかかしを立てました。"
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