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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesleurre de pêche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /lœʁ də pɛʃ/
"Il a attaché un nouveau leurre de pêche à sa ligne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An artificial object designed to attract fish by imitating live prey through its appearance, movement, or vibration.
"He cast his colorful feathered fishing lure into the clear waters of the lake." - 2
A device equipped with one or more hooks used in angling to catch predatory fish.
"The tackle box was filled with various types of spoons, plugs, and spinners serving as fishing lures."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'fishing', derived from Old English 'fiscið' (the act of catching fish), and 'lure', stemming from Old Norse 'laðr' or Middle High German 'luoder', meaning bait or enticement. Historically appearing in its modern compound form by the 19th century, it evolved from simple natural bait descriptions to signify manufactured artificial devices designed to mimic prey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fishing lure" is said worldwide
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leurre de pêche
Transliteration: /lœʁ də pɛʃ/
"Il a attaché un nouveau leurre de pêche à sa ligne."
Angelköder
Transliteration: /ˈaŋəlˌkøːdɐ/
"Der Hecht biss sofort auf den künstlichen Angelköder an."
esca artificiale
Transliteration: /ˈɛska artifiˈtʃale/
"Ha scelto un'esca artificiale brillante per attirare i pesci."
señuelo de pesca
Transliteration: /seˈɲwelo de ˈpeska/
"El pescador lanzó su señuelo de pesca hacia el río."
isca artificial
Transliteration: /ˈiz.kɐ aɾ.ti.fiˈsjaw/
"Ele testou uma nova isca artificial no lago."
मछली पकड़ने का चारा
Transliteration: /machli pakadne ka chara/
"उसने पानी में एक नया कृत्रिम चारा डाला।"
拟饵
Transliteration: /nǐ ěr/
"他熟练地抛出了手中的路亚拟饵。"
루어
Transliteration: /ru-eo/
"낚시꾼이 화려한 색상의 루어를 물속으로 던졌다."
ルアー
Transliteration: /ruā/
"彼はバス釣りのために新しいルアーを購入した。"
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