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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: swe.la
"La suela de mis zapatos está desgastada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The undersurface of a person's foot or of a shoe.
"He stepped on the wet ground, and the sole of his shoe got muddy." - 2
A flatfish that is typically found in the North Atlantic, valued as a food fish.
"The chef prepared a delicious sole with lemon butter sauce."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sole' originates from the Old French 'sole', which comes from the Latin 'sola', meaning 'the bottom of a shoe or foot'. Over time, it has evolved to refer to the underside of a foot or shoe in English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sole" is said worldwide
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semelle
Transliteration: sɛmɛl
"La semelle de ma chaussure est usée."
Sohle
Transliteration: zoːlə
"Die Sohle meines Schuhs ist kaputt."
suola
Transliteration: swɔla
"La suola delle mie scarpe è bagnata."
suela
Transliteration: swe.la
"La suela de mis zapatos está desgastada."
sola
Transliteration: ˈsolɐ
"A sola do meu sapato está suja."
पैर का तला
Transliteration: pair ka tala
"मेरे जूते का तला गंदा है।"
鞋底
Transliteration: xié dǐ
"我的鞋底很脏。"
바닥
Transliteration: badak
"내 신발 바닥이 더럽다."
靴底
Transliteration: kutsuzoko
"私の靴底は汚れています。"
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