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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécision
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-si-zjɔ̃
"C'est une décision importante."
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A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
"She made a difficult decision to leave her job."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'decisio', meaning a cutting off or settling of a matter, stemming from 'decidere' (de- 'off' + caedere 'to cut'). It entered the English language in the late 14th century through Old French, initially retaining senses related to settling judicial disputes before expanding to general acts of making up one's mind.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decision" is said worldwide
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décision
Transliteration: de-si-zjɔ̃
"C'est une décision importante."
Entscheidung
Transliteration: ɛntˈʃaɪdʊŋ
"Das ist eine wichtige Entscheidung."
decisione
Transliteration: de.tʃiˈzi.ne
"Questa è una decisione importante."
decisión
Transliteration: de.siˈsjon
"Es una decisión difícil."
decisão
Transliteration: de.siˈzɐ̃w
"Esta é uma decisão importante."
निर्णय
Transliteration: nirṇay
"यह एक महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय है।"
决定
Transliteration: jué dìng
"这是一个重要的决定。"
결정
Transliteration: gyeol-jeong
"이것은 중요한 결정입니다."
決定
Transliteration: kettei
"それは重要な決定です。"
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