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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaillot de bain
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mah-yoh duh ban
"Elle a acheté un nouveau maillot de bain pour les vacances."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An outer garment designed for wearing while swimming or bathing in the sea, a pool, or natural bodies of water.
"She packed her favorite bathing-suit for the weekend trip to the beach." - 2
A piece of clothing specifically tailored for aquatic sports and sunbathing.
"He tried on several styles of bathing-suits before finding one comfortable for lap swimming."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the present participle of the verb 'bathe' (from Old English 'bæðian') combined with 'suit' (from Old French 'suite', derived from Latin 'sequi', meaning to follow). First appearing in the late 19th century as public bathing and swimming grew in popularity, the compound word originally referred to cumbersome garments worn for modesty before evolving into modern swimwear.
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maillot de bain
Transliteration: mah-yoh duh ban
"Elle a acheté un nouveau maillot de bain pour les vacances."
Badeanzug
Transliteration: bah-duh-ants-oog
"Er hat seinen Badeanzug zu Hause vergessen."
costume da bagno
Transliteration: kos-too-meh dah bah-nyo
"Ho comprato un nuovo costume da bagno per andare al mare."
traje de baño
Transliteration: trah-хе deh bah-ño
"Necesito comprar un traje de baño nuevo para el verano."
fato de banho
Transliteration: fah-too duh bah-nyoo
"Ela vestiu o seu fato de banho e foi para a praia."
तैराकी का पोशाक
Transliteration: tairaki ka poshak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने समुद्र तट के लिए एक नया तैराकी का पोशाक खरीदा।"
泳衣
Transliteration: yǒngyī
Script: 中文汉字
"她穿上一件漂亮的泳衣去游泳。"
수영복
Transliteration: suyeongbok
Script: 한국어 한글
"여름 휴가를 위해 새 수영복을 샀어요."
水着
Transliteration: mizugi
Script: 日本語
"彼女は新しい水着を着て海へ行った。"
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