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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnáufrago
Pronunciation / Transliteration: now-frow-go
"El náufrago encendió una fogata para pedir ayuda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in a lonely place, such as an uninhabited island.
"The lone castaway survived on rainwater and coconuts for months before being rescued."
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Rejected, abandoned, or discarded.
"They found a makeshift shelter built from castaway materials washed ashore."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verbal phrase 'to cast away', combining Middle English 'casten' (from Old Norse) and Old English 'āweġ' (away). Initially appearing in the 16th century, it originally referred to an outcast, condemned person, or discarded object before acquiring its primary association with shipwreck survivors marooned in isolated locations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Castaway" is said worldwide
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naufragé
Transliteration: noh-frah-zhay
"Le naufragé a passé un an seul sur l'île déserte."
Schiffbrüchiger
Transliteration: shif-brü-khi-ger
"Der Schiffbrüchigehoffte auf ein Rettungsboot."
naufrago
Transliteration: now-frah-go
"Il naufrago cercò un riparo sulla spiaggia deserta."
náufrago
Transliteration: now-frow-go
"El náufrago encendió una fogata para pedir ayuda."
náufrago
Transliteration: now-frow-goo
"O náufrago foi encontrado por pescadores locais."
समुद्री आपदा में फँसा व्यक्ति
Transliteration: samudri aapada mein phansa vyakti
"जहाज टूटने के बाद वह अकेला द्वीप पर castaway बन गया।"
落难者
Transliteration: luò nàn zhě
"荒岛上的落难者靠 B 采集果实维生。"
조난자
Transliteration: jonanja
"무인도에 남겨진 조난자는 구조를 기다렸습니다."
遭難者
Transliteration: sōnnansha
"無人島に流れ着いた遭難者が救助された。"
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