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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelbstbedienung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zɛlbstbəˌdiːnʊŋ
"Die Kantine bietet Selbstbedienung an."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A system or method in which customers serve themselves, rather than being served by employees.
"The cafeteria operates on a self-service basis, so you need to pick up your own tray."
- 1
Designed or equipped to allow customers to serve themselves.
"Many modern gas stations have converted entirely to self-service pumps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive pronoun 'self-' (from Old English) and 'service' (from Old French and Latin 'servitium'). The term emerged in the early 20th century, notably popularized by retail innovations like the Piggly Wiggly grocery stores in the United States, representing a shift where customers perform tasks traditionally done by employees.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-service" is said worldwide
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libre-service
Transliteration: libʁ sɛʁvis
"Ce restaurant fonctionne en libre-service."
Selbstbedienung
Transliteration: zɛlbstbəˌdiːnʊŋ
"Die Kantine bietet Selbstbedienung an."
self-service
Transliteration: self-service
"Questo è un ristorante self-service."
autoservicio
Transliteration: ow.to.seɾˈβi.θjo
"El supermercado es de autoservicio."
autosserviço
Transliteration: aw.to.seɾˈvi.su
"O restaurante funciona no sistema de autosserviço."
स्वयं-सेवा
Transliteration: svayam-seva
"यह एक स्वयं-सेवा रेस्तरां है।"
自助服务
Transliteration: zìzhù fúwù
"这家餐厅提供自助服务。"
셀프 서비스
Transliteration: selpeu seobiseu
"이 식당은 셀프 서비스로 운영됩니다."
セルフサービス
Transliteration: serufu sābisu
"このレストランはセルフサービスです。"
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