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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCadre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kadr
"Elle a accroché le tableau dans un beau cadre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a picture or a window.
"She hung the painting in a beautiful wooden frame."
- 1
To construct or put together a structure.
"They plan to frame the new house this summer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'framian' meaning to profit, avail, or prepare, originating from the Proto-Germanic root 'fram' meaning forward. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from 'to construct or direct' to the physical structure surrounding objects like pictures or doors.
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Cadre
Transliteration: kadr
"Elle a accroché le tableau dans un beau cadre."
Rahmen
Transliteration: rah-men
"Sie hat das Bild in einen schönen Rahmen gehängt."
Cornice
Transliteration: kor-nee-che
"Ha appeso il dipinto in una bella cornice."
Marco
Transliteration: mar-ko
"Colgó la pintura en un hermoso marco."
Moldura
Transliteration: mol-doo-ra
"Ela pendurou a pintura em uma bela moldura."
फ्रेम
Transliteration: phrem
"उसने चित्र को एक सुंदर फ्रेम में लटकाया।"
框架
Transliteration: kuàngjià
"她把画挂在一个漂亮的框架里。"
프레임
Transliteration: peureim
"그녀는 아름다운 프레임에 그림을 걸었습니다."
フレーム
Transliteration: furēmu
"彼女は美しいフレームに絵を掛けました。"
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