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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEstrella guía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-tre-ya gee-a
"Los marineros a menudo confían en la estrella guía para navegar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A star that is used for navigation or guidance.
"Sailors often relied on the North Star as their guiding star during long voyages." - 2
A person or thing that provides direction or inspiration.
"In times of uncertainty, her wisdom served as a guiding star for the team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'guiding star' originates from the Old English 'gēotan' meaning to guide, combined with 'star', derived from the Proto-Germanic '*sternō', which has been used since the Middle Ages to denote a star that serves as a navigational aid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guiding-Star" is said worldwide
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Étoile guide
Transliteration: eh-twal geed
"Les marins se fient souvent à l'étoile guide pour naviguer."
Leitstern
Transliteration: lait-shtairn
"Seefahrer verlassen sich oft auf den Leitstern zur Navigation."
Stella guida
Transliteration: stel-la gwee-da
"I marinai spesso si affidano alla stella guida per navigare."
Estrella guía
Transliteration: es-tre-ya gee-a
"Los marineros a menudo confían en la estrella guía para navegar."
Estrela guia
Transliteration: es-tre-la gee-a
"Os marinheiros muitas vezes confiam na estrela guia para navegar."
मार्गदर्शक तारा
Transliteration: mārgadarśak tārā
"नाविक अक्सर मार्गदर्शक तारे पर निर्भर करते हैं।"
指路星
Transliteration: zhǐlù xīng
"水手们常常依赖指路星进行导航。"
길잡이 별
Transliteration: giljabi byeol
"선원들은 종종 길잡이 별에 의존하여 항해합니다."
導きの星
Transliteration: michibiki no hoshi
"船乗りはしばしば導きの星に頼って航海します。"
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