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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÉchappement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-shap-mã
"L'échappement de la voiture était bruyant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To use up a resource completely.
"After running the marathon, she felt she had exhausted all her energy."
- 1
The waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine.
"The car's exhaust was emitting a strange smell."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exhaustus', past participle of 'exhaurire', meaning 'to draw out' or 'empty', formed from 'ex-' (out) and 'haurire' (to draw water). Entering English in the late 16th century, it initially meant to drain or draw off liquid, later expanding to physical fatigue and the emission of waste gases.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exhaust" is said worldwide
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Échappement
Transliteration: e-shap-mã
"L'échappement de la voiture était bruyant."
Auspuff
Transliteration: aus-puff
"Der Auspuff des Autos war defekt."
Scarico
Transliteration: skar-i-ko
"Lo scarico della macchina era molto rumoroso."
Escape
Transliteration: es-ka-pe
"El escape del coche estaba dañado."
Escape
Transliteration: es-ka-pe
"O escape do carro estava barulhento."
निकास
Transliteration: nikas
"गाड़ी का निकास बहुत तेज़ था।"
排气
Transliteration: pái qì
"汽车的排气很响。"
배기
Transliteration: bae-gi
"차의 배기가 너무 시끄러웠다."
排気
Transliteration: haiki
"車の排気音が大きかった。"
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