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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieséchelon
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ʃə.lɔ̃/
"Il a grimpé l'échelon supérieur de l'échelle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rung of a ladder, especially a cylindrical one.
"He carefully placed his boot on the wooden rundle of the tall ladder." - 2
A short cylindrical bar or pin, such as one forming a step in a cogwheel.
"The mechanic inspected the worn rundle within the heavy gear assembly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating as a diminutive of round, influenced by Old French rond. Historically used in architecture and engineering to describe a rung of a ladder or a circular component.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rundle" is said worldwide
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Sprosse
Transliteration: /ˈʃpʁɔsə/
"Jede Sprosse der Leiter war fest verschraubt."
échelon
Transliteration: /e.ʃə.lɔ̃/
"Il a grimpé l'échelon supérieur de l'échelle."
piuolo
Transliteration: /ˈpju.o.lo/
"Il piuolo della scala era scivoloso."
peldaño
Transliteration: /pelˈda.ɲo/
"Puso el pie en el siguiente peldaño."
degrau
Transliteration: /deˈɡɾaw/
"Ele segurou firmemente no degrau da escada."
सीढ़ी डंडा
Transliteration: seedhi danda
Script: सीढ़ी का डंडा
"उसने सीढ़ी के हर डंडे पर सावधानी से पैर रखा।"
梯级
Transliteration: tī jí
"他踩在梯子的最高一级上。"
가로대
Transliteration: garodae
Script: 사다리 가로대
"사다리의 가로대가 튼튼합니다."
横木
Transliteration: yokoki
"彼は梯子の横木に足を掛けた。"
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