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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.no.viˈʁeːʁn
"Sie planen, das alte Gebäude zu renovieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restore to a good state of repair.
"The city plans to renovate the old library to make it more accessible to the public." - 2
To make changes or improvements to something, especially a building.
"They decided to renovate their kitchen to enhance its functionality and aesthetics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb renovare, composed of re- (meaning 'again' or 'anew') and novus (meaning 'new'). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term initially retained its literal sense of restoring something to a previous good condition, eventually expanding to cover modern architectural and systemic modernization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Renovate" is said worldwide
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Rénovation
Transliteration: ʁe.nɔ.va.sjɔ̃
"Ils ont décidé de faire une rénovation de leur maison."
Renovieren
Transliteration: ʁe.no.viˈʁeːʁn
"Sie planen, das alte Gebäude zu renovieren."
Ristrutturare
Transliteration: ris.trut.tuˈra.re
"Hanno deciso di ristrutturare il loro appartamento."
Renovar
Transliteration: re.noˈβaɾ
"Decidieron renovar la casa para mejorar su valor."
Renovar
Transliteration: ʁe.noˈvaɾ
"Eles decidiram renovar o apartamento."
नवीनीकरण
Transliteration: navīnīkaraṇ
"उन्होंने अपने घर का नवीनीकरण करने का निर्णय लिया।"
翻新
Transliteration: fānxīn
"他们决定翻新旧房子。"
개조하다
Transliteration: gaejohada
"그들은 오래된 집을 개조하기로 결정했다."
改装する
Transliteration: かいそうする
"彼らは古い家を改装することに決めた。"
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