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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrecortabordes
Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-cor-ta-bor-des
"Pasó el recortabordes alrededor de los árboles del jardín."
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A lightweight machine used for cutting grass and weeds, especially in areas difficult to reach with a conventional lawnmower, using a rapidly rotating flexible nylon cord.
"He used the strimmer to tidy up the overgrown grass along the garden fence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a blend of string and the agent suffix -er, coined in the late 20th century in British English. It originally functioned as a proprietary trademark for a rotary grass cutter utilizing a flexible plastic string before becoming a genericized trademark.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strimmer" is said worldwide
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coupe-bordures
Transliteration: koop bordoor
"Il a utilisé le coupe-bordures pour nettoyer les allées du jardin."
Rasentrimmer
Transliteration: rah-zen-trim-mer
"Mit dem Rasentrimmer konnte er das Gras an der Mauer perfekt schneiden."
decespugliatore
Transliteration: de-ches-pul-ya-to-re
"Ha ripulito i bordi del prato usando il decespugliatore."
recortabordes
Transliteration: re-cor-ta-bor-des
"Pasó el recortabordes alrededor de los árboles del jardín."
aparador de relva
Transliteration: a-pa-ra-dor de hel-va
"O aparador de relva facilita cortar a grama perto dos muros."
घास काटने की मशीन
Transliteration: ghas katne ki masheen
"उसने बाड़े के पास की लंबी घास साफ करने के लिए स्ट्रिमर का इस्तेमाल किया।"
割草机
Transliteration: gē cǎo jī
"他用割草机修剪了花园角落的野草。"
예초기
Transliteration: ye-cho-gi
"정원 구석의 잡초를 정리하기 위해 예초기를 사용했다."
草刈り機
Transliteration: kusakari-ki
"庭の端の雑草を草刈り機できれいに刈り取った。"
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