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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFraktur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Fraktur
"Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Fraktur des Schienbeins."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A crack or break in a hard object or material, especially a bone.
"An X-ray revealed a hairline fracture in his left wrist."
- 1
To break or cause to break; to crack.
"He fell and fractured his collarbone during the match."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin fractura, from fract- ('broken'), from the verb frangere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "fracture" is said worldwide
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fracture
Transliteration: fracture
"Il a une fracture au bras droit."
Fraktur
Transliteration: Fraktur
"Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Fraktur des Schienbeins."
frattura
Transliteration: frattura
"La radiografia ha mostrato una frattura alla tibia."
fractura
Transliteration: fractura
"Sufrió una fractura en la pierna jugando al fútbol."
fratura
Transliteration: fratura
"O exame confirmou uma fratura no osso."
हड्डी टूटना
Transliteration: haddi tutna
"उसके हाथ में फ्रैक्चर है।"
骨折
Transliteration: gǔzhé
"医生说他的手臂骨折了。"
골절
Transliteration: goljeol
"엑스레이 결과 다리 골절로 확인되었습니다."
骨折
Transliteration: kossetsu
"彼は転んで足に骨折を負いました。"
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