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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatril
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈtɾil/
"Colocó la partitura en el atril para poder leerla mejor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sloping piece of furniture or a stand designed to hold a book, manuscript, or notes at a comfortable angle for reading.
"She placed her heavy leather-bound Bible upon the wooden reading-desk in the study." - 2
A lectern or reading stand used in a church or chapel for supporting a liturgical book during services.
"The lector walked slowly toward the chancel and stood before the reading-desk."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the present participle of 'read' (from Middle English 'reden', Old English 'rǣdan', meaning to advise, counsel, or interpret) and 'desk' (from Medieval Latin 'desca', a table to write or read upon). The compound has been used since the late Middle English period to describe a sloping piece of furniture designed specifically to hold a book at an angle for reading.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reading-desk" is said worldwide
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pupitre
Transliteration: /py.pitʁ/
"Il posa ses notes sur le pupitre avant de commencer son discours."
Lesepult
Transliteration: /ˈleːzəˌpʊlt/
"Das Buch lag aufgeschlagen auf dem Lesepult."
leggio
Transliteration: /ledˈdʒɔ/
"Il professore appoggiò il volume aperto sul leggio."
atril
Transliteration: /aˈtɾil/
"Colocó la partitura en el atril para poder leerla mejor."
estante
Transliteration: /isˈtɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele colocou o livro aberto na estante de leitura."
पठन-मंच
Transliteration: pathan-manch
"उसने अपनी किताब पठन-मंच पर रख दी।"
阅书架
Transliteration: yuè shū jià
"他把一本厚重的辞书放在阅书架上。"
독서대
Transliteration: dok-seo-dae
"그는 책을 읽기 위해 독서대를 책상 위에 놓았다."
読書台
Transliteration: dokusyodai
"彼女は読書台に辞書を立てかけて調べ物をした。"
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