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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrineo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tree-neh-oh
"Santa Claus viaja en un trineo volador."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vehicle on runners for traveling over snow or ice, usually pulled by horses or reindeer.
"Children laughed as they rode down the snowy hill in a wooden sleigh."
- 1
To travel or ride in a sleigh.
"They decided to sleigh across the frozen lake under the winter moon."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'slee', meaning a sledge or sliding vehicle. It entered the English language in the 17th century, influenced by Dutch settlers in North America, eventually replacing or running parallel to the native Old English term 'sledge'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sleigh" is said worldwide
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traineau
Transliteration: trah-no
Script: traîneau
"Le Père Noël voyage dans un grand traîneau magique."
Schlitten
Transliteration: shlit-en
"Die Kinder fahren mit dem Schlitten den Hügel herunter."
slitta
Transliteration: zleet-tah
"La slitta scivola velocemente sulla neve fresca."
trineo
Transliteration: tree-neh-oh
"Santa Claus viaja en un trineo volador."
trenó
Transliteration: treh-no
"Eles deslizaram pela colina nevada em um trenó."
स्लेज
Transliteration: slej
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सांता क्लॉज़ बर्फीले रास्तों पर स्लेज गाड़ी में यात्रा करते हैं।"
雪橇
Transliteration: xuě qiāo
Script: 中文汉字
"孩子们在雪地里开心地坐着雪橇。"
썰매
Transliteration: sseol-mae
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 눈 덮인 언덕에서 썰매를 탔습니다."
そり
Transliteration: sori
Script: 日本語
"サンタクロースは空飛ぶそりに乗っています。"
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