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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrödel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: troedel
"Auf dem Flohmarkt gab es viel alten Trödel zu kaufen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Miscellaneous small objects of little value, often collected as curiosities or ornaments.
"The shelves of the antique shop were crowded with old books, vintage postcards, and various pieces of bric-a-brac." - 2
Trinkets and minor decorative goods of mixed types.
"She spent her Saturday morning rummaging through boxes of cheap bric-a-brac at the flea market."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-19th century from French, originating from the reduplication phrase 'de bric et de broc', meaning 'by hook and by crook' or from this and that. Historically, it evolved to describe miscellaneous small objects of little monetary value collected as curiosities or ornaments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bric-a-brac" is said worldwide
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bric-à-brac
Transliteration: brik-a-brak
"Le grenier était rempli de vieux bric-à-brac."
Trödel
Transliteration: troedel
"Auf dem Flohmarkt gab es viel alten Trödel zu kaufen."
cianfrusaglie
Transliteration: cianfrusaglie
"Il negozio era pieno di piccole cianfrusaglie."
baratijas
Transliteration: baratijas
"La mesa estaba llena de baratijas y adornos antiguos."
bugigangas
Transliteration: bugigangas
"Ela coleciona pequenas bugigangas de suas viagens."
कबाड़-जुगाड़
Transliteration: kabaad-jugaad
"उसकी दुकान पुरानी और छोटी-मोटी चीज़ों से भरी थी।"
小物件
Transliteration: xiǎo wùjiàn
"架子上摆满了各种古旧的小物件。"
골동품 장식품
Transliteration: goldongpum jangsikpum
"가게 안은 온갖 잡동사니와 장식품들로 가득했다."
雑貨
Transliteration: zakka
"棚には様々なアンティークの雑貨が並べられていた。"
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