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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesemmausser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ.ma.se/
"Elle était emmaussée dans une couverture chaude."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To wrap in several layers of fabric or clothing.
"She was swathed in a thick woolen blanket to keep out the bitter cold."
- 1
A long strip or broad band of something, such as land or light.
"A wide swathe of forest was cleared to make way for the new highway."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'swaþian', meaning to bind up or wrap in bandages, stemming from the Proto-Germanic root referring to a trace or track. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from literal medical binding and infant swaddling to figurative covering or enveloping with material, mist, or light.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swathe" is said worldwide
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emmausser
Transliteration: /ɛ.ma.se/
"Elle était emmaussée dans une couverture chaude."
einhüllen
Transliteration: /ˈaɪnˌhʏlən/
"Sie war in eine dicke Decke eingehüllt."
avvolgere
Transliteration: /avˈvɔl.ɡe.re/
"Era avvolta in una calda coperta di lana."
envolver
Transliteration: /em.bolˈbeɾ/
"Estaba envuelta en una gruesa manta de lana."
envolver
Transliteration: /ẽ.vowˈveɾ/
"Ela estava envolvida em um cobertor grosso."
लpetना
Transliteration: lapetna
Script: लपेटना
"वह खुद को एक गर्म कंबल में लपेटे हुए थी।"
包裹
Transliteration: bāoguǒ
"她被一条厚厚的毯子包裹着。"
싸다
Transliteration: ssada
"그녀는 두꺼운 담요에 싸여 있었다."
包む
Transliteration: tsutsumu
"彼女は厚い毛布に包まれていた。"
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