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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelbstmordversuch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzɛlpstˌmɔʁt.fɛʁˌzuːx
"Er hat einen Selbstmordversuch unternommen, der seine Familie erschütterte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An attempt to take one's own life.
"After a series of unfortunate events, he made a suicide-bid that shocked his family." - 2
A gesture or act indicating a desire to end one's life, which may not necessarily result in death.
"The police were alerted after a suicide-bid was reported in the local park."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'suicide' originates from the Latin 'suicidium', which combines 'sui' (of oneself) and 'caedere' (to kill). 'Bid' comes from the Old English 'byddan', meaning to offer or attempt. The phrase 'suicide-bid' emerged in modern English to describe an attempt or intention to take one's own life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suicide-bid" is said worldwide
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tentative de suicide
Transliteration: tɑ̃tativ də sɥisid
"Il a fait une tentative de suicide qui a choqué sa famille."
Selbstmordversuch
Transliteration: ˈzɛlpstˌmɔʁt.fɛʁˌzuːx
"Er hat einen Selbstmordversuch unternommen, der seine Familie erschütterte."
tentativo di suicidio
Transliteration: tentaˈtivo di suiˈtʃidjo
"Ha fatto un tentativo di suicidio che ha scioccato la sua famiglia."
intento de suicidio
Transliteration: inˈtento ðe suiˈθiðjo
"Hizo un intento de suicidio que sorprendió a su familia."
tentativa de suicídio
Transliteration: tẽtaˈtʃivɐ dʒi sujˈsidju
"Ele fez uma tentativa de suicídio que chocou sua família."
आत्महत्या का प्रयास
Transliteration: ātmahatyā kā prayās
"उसने आत्महत्या का प्रयास किया जो उसके परिवार को चौंका दिया।"
自杀未遂
Transliteration: zìshā wèisuì
"他进行了自杀未遂，这让他的家人感到震惊。"
자살 시도
Transliteration: jasal sido
"그는 가족을 충격에 빠뜨린 자살 시도를 했다."
自殺未遂
Transliteration: jisatsu misui
"彼は家族を驚かせる自殺未遂をしました。"
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