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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschambre forte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shãbr fɔrt
"L'argent a été stocké dans la chambre forte de la banque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A heavily secured, impenetrable room in a bank where money, valuables, and important documents are stored.
"The bank-vault was protected by a steel door weighing several tons and an advanced digital time-lock." - 2
A metaphor for any exceptionally secure, private, or inaccessible repository of information or assets.
"Her mind functioned like a bank-vault, keeping every corporate secret locked securely away."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'bank', originating from the Italian 'banca' (bench/money-changer's table) via Old French and Germanic roots, and 'vault', deriving from the Old French 'voulte' and Latin 'voluta' meaning an arched roof or room. Together, the compound emerged in the 19th century with the development of modern institutional banking and heavy-duty security engineering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bank-vault" is said worldwide
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chambre forte
Transliteration: shãbr fɔrt
"L'argent a été stocké dans la chambre forte de la banque."
Tresorraum
Transliteration: trezoːʁˌʁaʊm
"Der Tresorraum ist durch eine dicke Stahltür geschützt."
caveau
Transliteration: kaˈvo
"I gioielli di famiglia sono custoditi nel caveau della banca."
cámara de seguridad
Transliteration: kaˈmaɾa de seɣuɾiˈdad
"El oro fue guardado bajo llave en la cámara de seguridad."
cofre-forte
Transliteration: ˈkofɾi ˈfɔɾtʃi
"O gerente abriu o cofre-forte com muito cuidado."
बैंक का तिजोरी
Transliteration: bank ka tijori
"बैंक का तिजोरी बहुत मजबूत ताले से बंद है।"
银行金库
Transliteration: yínháng jīnkù
"这家银行的金库里存放着大量黄金。"
은행 금고
Transliteration: eunhaeng geumgo
"귀중품은 모두 은행 금고에 보관되어 있습니다."
銀行の金庫
Transliteration: ginkou no kinko
"その銀行の金庫は厚い鋼鉄の扉で守られています。"
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