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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdéboucheur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.bu.ʃœʁ/
"Il a utilisé un déboucheur pour réparer l'évier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A plumbing tool consisting of a rubber suction cup on a handle, used for clearing blocked drains and pipes.
"He used a force-cup to unclog the kitchen sink quickly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the noun 'force' (from Old French 'force', ultimately from Latin 'fortis', meaning strong) and 'cup', describing the functional mechanism of applying mechanical pressure via a flexible cup-shaped rubber head. The term emerged in American English during the late 19th century as a descriptive compound for plumbing clearing tools.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Force-cup" is said worldwide
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déboucheur
Transliteration: /de.bu.ʃœʁ/
"Il a utilisé un déboucheur pour réparer l'évier."
Pümpel
Transliteration: /ˈpʏmpəl/
"Der Pümpel half, das verstopfte Rohr zu befreien."
sturalavandini
Transliteration: /stu.ra.la.vanˈdi.ni/
"Ho preso lo sturalavandini per sturare il water."
desatascador
Transliteration: /de.sa.tas.kaˈðoɾ/
"Necesitamos un desatascador para el baño."
desentupidor
Transliteration: /de.zẽ.tu.piˈdoɾ/
"Use o desentupidor para limpar o cano."
प्लंबर पंप
Transliteration: plambar pamp
"सिंक साफ़ करने के लिए प्लंबर पंप का उपयोग करें।"
皮搋子
Transliteration: pí chuāi zi
"他用皮搋子疏通了马桶。"
압축 뚫어뻥
Transliteration: ap-chuk ttur-eo-ppong
"싱크대가 막혀서 뚫어뻥을 사용했다."
ラバーカップ
Transliteration: rabā kāppu
"トイレが詰まったのでラバーカップを使いました。"
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