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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescurso de actualización
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koor-so de ak-twal-i-sa-syon
"Necesito un curso de actualización en contabilidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A course or session designed to review and update someone's knowledge, skills, or training.
"She took a French refresher course before traveling to Paris." - 2
Something that revives, invigorates, or provides a new supply of energy, such as a drink or snack.
"The cold lemonade served as a welcome refresher on a hot afternoon."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'refresh', which stems from Old French 'refrhescier', combining the prefix 're-' (again) and 'fresh' (from Proto-Germanic *friskaz). The agent suffix '-er' was added in the 16th century to denote a person, thing, or course that revitalizes or restores knowledge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Refresher" is said worldwide
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cours de recyclage
Transliteration: koor de ruh-see-klahzh
"Il a suivi un cours de recyclage en informatique."
Auffrischungskurs
Transliteration: owf-frish-oongs-koors
"Sie besucht einen Auffrischungskurs für Englisch."
corso di aggiornamento
Transliteration: kor-so di aj-jor-na-men-to
"Ho fatto un corso di aggiornamento professionale."
curso de actualización
Transliteration: koor-so de ak-twal-i-sa-syon
"Necesito un curso de actualización en contabilidad."
curso de reciclagem
Transliteration: koor-su de he-si-kla-zhen
"Ele fez um curso de reciclagem para motoristas."
पुनरावृत्ति पाठ्यक्रम
Transliteration: punravriti pathyakram
"मैंने अपनी भाषा सुधारने के लिए एक पुनरावृत्ति पाठ्यक्रम लिया।"
进修课程
Transliteration: jìnxiū kèchéng
"他参加了一个驾驶进修课程。"
재교육 과정
Transliteration: jaegyoyuk gwajeong
"직원들은 안전 교육 재교육 과정을 이수했다."
講習会
Transliteration: kōshūkai
"彼女は英語の講習会に参加した。"
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