World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariescrítico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈkɾi.ti.ko/
"El crítico literario analizó la novela con detalle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who writes critical appraisals of books, plays, films, or other artistic works for publication.
"The theater reviewer gave the new musical a glowing five-star rating." - 2
A person who formally examines, inspects, or assesses something, such as an academic paper or a software product.
"The journal editor assigned two anonymous reviewers to evaluate the research manuscript."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'review', originating from Middle French 'revoir' (to see again), from Latin 'revidere'. The agent suffix '-er' was attached in late Middle English to denote a person who performs the action of inspecting or evaluating something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reviewer" is said worldwide
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critique
Transliteration: /kʁi.tik/
"Le critique a publié son avis sur le nouveau film."
Rezensent
Transliteration: /ʁet͡sn̩ˈtɛnt/
"Der Rezensent lobte das neue Buch des Autors."
recensore
Transliteration: /re.tʃenˈzɔ.re/
"Il recensore ha scritto un articolo positivo sulla mostra."
crítico
Transliteration: /ˈkɾi.ti.ko/
"El crítico literario analizó la novela con detalle."
revisor
Transliteration: /ʁe.viˈzoʁ/
"O revisor encontrou vários erros no texto acadêmico."
समीक्षक
Transliteration: samikshak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समीक्षक ने फिल्म की अभिनय कला की सराहना की।"
评论家
Transliteration: píng lùn jiā
Script: 中文汉字
"这位评论家对这本小说的评价很高。"
평론가
Transliteration: pyong-non-ga
Script: 한국어 한글
"평론가가 영화의 연출력을 극찬했다."
評論家
Transliteration: hyōronka
Script: 日本語
"その評論家は新しい小説について論評を書いた。"
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