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Pronunciation / Transliteration: compréhension
"Elle a une bonne compréhension de la situation."
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The ability to understand something; comprehension.
"He has a deep understanding of complex economic theories."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'understandan', composed of 'under-' (among, between, from PIE *ṇter) and 'standan' (to stand). Historically, the semantic shift moved from a literal physical standing among things to a cognitive grasp or comprehension of conceptual relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Understanding" is said worldwide
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compréhension
Transliteration: compréhension
"Elle a une bonne compréhension de la situation."
Verständnis
Transliteration: Verständnis
"Wir brauchen ein besseres gegenseitiges Verständnis."
comprensione
Transliteration: comprensione
"La comprensione del testo è fondamentale."
entendimiento
Transliteration: entendimiento
"El entendimiento entre ambos países es clave."
compreensão
Transliteration: compreensão
"Peço a vossa compreensão para este atraso."
समझ
Transliteration: samajh
"इस विषय की मेरी समझ बहुत स्पष्ट है।"
理解
Transliteration: lǐjiě
"我对你的处境表示理解。"
이해
Transliteration: ihae
"그 문제에 대한 깊은 이해가 필요하다."
理解
Transliteration: rikai
"彼の行動の背景にある理解を深める。"
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