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Pronunciation / Transliteration: contraste
"Il y a un grand contraste entre les deux frères."
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The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
"The white buildings presented a stark contrast to the blue sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French contraster, originating from the Late Latin contrastare, composed of contra- (against) and stare (to stand). It entered the English language in the 17th century, originally denoting a standing against or opposing in order to show differences.
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contraste
Transliteration: contraste
"Il y a un grand contraste entre les deux frères."
Kontrast
Transliteration: Kontrast
"Der Kontrast zwischen Licht und Schatten war enorm."
contrasto
Transliteration: contrasto
"C'è un netto contrasto tra le loro opinioni."
contraste
Transliteration: contraste
"El contraste de colores en el cuadro es hermoso."
contraste
Transliteration: contraste
"O contraste entre a cidade e o campo é grande."
अंतर
Transliteration: antar
"दोनों भाइयों के स्वभाव में बहुत अंतर है।"
对比
Transliteration: duìbǐ
"这两幅画形成了鲜明的对比。"
대조
Transliteration: daejo
"두 그림 사이에는 큰 대조가 있다."
対比
Transliteration: taihi
"理論と実際の対比が重要です。"
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