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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPad
/pæd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat, usually rectangular piece of material used for writing or drawing.
"She took out a pad of paper to jot down her thoughts."
- 1
To fill or cover something with a soft material.
"He decided to pad the box with bubble wrap to protect the contents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid 16th century, likely of Germanic descent and related to path. Originally referring to a road or a foot-track, the word evolved through various mechanical and domestic senses to mean a soft cushion or a block of bound writing paper.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pad" is said worldwide
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carnet
Transliteration: kar-nay
"Elle a sorti un carnet pour noter ses pensées."
Block
Transliteration: blok
"Sie nahm einen Block, um ihre Gedanken aufzuschreiben."
blocco
Transliteration: blok-ko
"Ha preso un blocco per annotare i suoi pensieri."
bloc
Transliteration: blok
"Ella sacó un bloc para anotar sus pensamientos."
bloco
Transliteration: blo-ko
"Ela pegou um bloco para anotar seus pensamentos."
पैड
Transliteration: paid
"उसने अपने विचारों को लिखने के लिए एक पैड निकाला।"
记事本
Transliteration: jì shì běn
"她拿出一个记事本来写下她的想法。"
패드
Transliteration: paedeu
"그녀는 생각을 적기 위해 패드를 꺼냈다."
パッド
Transliteration: paddo
"彼女は考えをメモするためにパッドを取り出した。"
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