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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTender-Petals
/ˈtɛndər ˈpɛtəlz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The soft, delicate parts of a flower that are typically colorful and attract pollinators.
"The garden was filled with roses, their tender petals glistening with morning dew." - 2
A metaphorical expression referring to something that is fragile or easily damaged.
"Her emotions were like tender petals, easily bruised by harsh words."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tender' originates from the Old French 'tendre', meaning soft or delicate, which evolved from the Latin 'tener', meaning soft or tender. 'Petals' comes from the Latin 'petalum', which refers to the leaf of a flower, derived from the Greek 'petalon'. The combination reflects a poetic description of soft, delicate flower parts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tender-Petals" is said worldwide
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Pétales tendres
Transliteration: peh-tahl tahndr
"Les pétales tendres de la rose sont magnifiques."
Zarte Blütenblätter
Transliteration: tsar-teh blü-ten-blät-ter
"Die zarten Blütenblätter der Lilie sind sehr schön."
Petali teneri
Transliteration: peh-tah-lee teh-neh-ree
"I petali teneri del fiore brillano al sole."
Pétalos tiernos
Transliteration: peh-tah-los tee-er-nos
"Los pétalos tiernos de la flor son muy delicados."
Pétalas tenras
Transliteration: peh-tah-las ten-ras
"As pétalas tenras da rosa são encantadoras."
नाज़ुक पंखुड़ियाँ
Transliteration: naazuk pankhudiyan
"नाज़ुक पंखुड़ियाँ सुबह की ओस में चमकती हैं।"
嫩花瓣
Transliteration: nèn huā bàn
"嫩花瓣在阳光下闪闪发光。"
부드러운 꽃잎
Transliteration: budeureoun kkot-ip
"부드러운 꽃잎이 아침 이슬에 반짝인다."
柔らかい花びら
Transliteration: yawarakai hanabira
"柔らかい花びらが朝露で輝いている。"
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