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Pronunciation / Transliteration: recluso
"Vive como un recluso en las montañas."
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A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
"He became a recluse after the tragedy, rarely leaving his home."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French reclus, past participle of reclure 'shut up', from Latin recludere 'to shut up, disclose', based on claudere 'to close'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recluse" is said worldwide
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reclus
Transliteration: reclus
"Il vit en reclus dans sa grande maison."
Einsiedler
Transliteration: Einsiedler
"Nach dem Tod seiner Frau lebte er wie ein Einsiedler."
recluso
Transliteration: recluso
"È diventato un recluso e non esce mai."
recluso
Transliteration: recluso
"Vive como un recluso en las montañas."
recluso
Transliteration: recluso
"Ele tornou-se um recluso após a aposentadoria."
बैरागी
Transliteration: bairagi
"वह शहर छोड़कर एक बैरागी की तरह रहने लगा।"
隐士
Transliteration: yǐnshì
"这位老艺术家晚年过着隐士一般的生活。"
은둔자
Transliteration: eundunja
"그는 사회와 단절된 채 은둔자로 살아가고 있다."
世捨て人
Transliteration: sesutebito
"彼はまるで世捨て人のように誰とも会わずに暮らしている。"
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