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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPush-the-envelope
/pʊʃ ði ˈɛnvəloʊp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To extend the limits of what is possible or acceptable.
"The team is always looking for ways to push the envelope in their designs." - 2
To challenge conventional thinking or practices.
"The artist's latest work pushes the envelope of modern art."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'push the envelope' originated in the aerospace industry in the 1970s, referring to pushing the limits of performance. The term evolved to signify challenging boundaries in various fields, including technology and creativity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Push-the-envelope" is said worldwide
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Repousser les limites
Transliteration: Re-pou-sser lay lee-meet
"L'équipe cherche toujours à repousser les limites de leur créativité."
Die Grenzen erweitern
Transliteration: Dee Gren-tsen er-vai-tern
"Das Team versucht immer, die Grenzen ihrer Designs zu erweitern."
Spingere oltre i limiti
Transliteration: Speen-je-re ol-tre ee lee-mi-ti
"Il team cerca sempre di spingere oltre i limiti del design."
Superar los límites
Transliteration: Su-pe-rar los lee-mi-tes
"El equipo siempre busca superar los límites de su creatividad."
Ultrapassar os limites
Transliteration: Ul-tra-pas-sar os lee-mi-tes
"A equipe está sempre tentando ultrapassar os limites do design."
सीमाओं को चुनौती देना
Transliteration: Seemaon ko chunauti dena
"टीम हमेशा अपने डिज़ाइन में सीमाओं को चुनौती देने की कोशिश करती है।"
突破极限
Transliteration: Tūpò jíxiàn
"团队总是寻找突破极限的方法。"
한계를 넘다
Transliteration: Han-gye-reul neomda
"팀은 항상 디자인의 한계를 넘는 방법을 찾고 있습니다."
限界を超える
Transliteration: Genkai o koeru
"チームは常にデザインの限界を超える方法を探しています。"
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