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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprima
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpriːma
"Die Aussichten für das Projekt sind prima."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Excellent, very good, or satisfactory.
"Everything is looking peachy for our new business venture." - 2
Resembling a peach, especially in having a yellowish-pink color or a soft texture.
"She wore a lovely peachy dress that matched the sunset."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'peach' (from Middle English peche, via Old French from Latin persicum, meaning 'Persian apple') combined with the suffix '-y'. First appearing in the late 19th century, it initially described things resembling a peach in color or texture, but rapidly evolved in American slang to denote something excellent, wonderful, or very satisfactory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peachy" is said worldwide
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superbe
Transliteration: sy-pɛʁb
"Tout va bien, la situation est superbe."
prima
Transliteration: ˈpriːma
"Die Aussichten für das Projekt sind prima."
ottimo
Transliteration: ˈɔt.ti.mo
"Le cose vanno a gonfie vele, tutto è ottimo."
estupendo
Transliteration: estuˈpendo
"Todo marcha estupendamente con el plan."
ótimo
Transliteration: ˈɔ.tʃi.mu
"As coisas estão ótimas por aqui."
उत्तम
Transliteration: uttam
"हमारी योजना की स्थिति एकदम उत्तम है।"
极好的
Transliteration: jí hǎo de
"目前一切进展得极好。"
아주 좋은
Transliteration: aju joheun
"모든 것이 아주 잘 되어가고 있다."
絶好調の
Transliteration: zekkōchō no
"私たちの状況は現在絶好調だ。"
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