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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zuverlaessig
"Sie ist eine zuverlässige Mitarbeiterin."
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Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
"We need a reliable car for the long road trip."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb rely, which comes from Middle English relien, originating from Old French relier ('to fasten, bind, rally'), from Latin religare. The suffix -able was added later in English to denote capability or worthiness, evolving to mean capable of being relied upon or trustworthy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reliable" is said worldwide
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fiable
Transliteration: fiable
"Il est une personne très fiable."
zuverlässig
Transliteration: zuverlaessig
"Sie ist eine zuverlässige Mitarbeiterin."
affidabile
Transliteration: affidabile
"Questo treno è sempre affidabile."
confiable
Transliteration: confiable
"Necesitamos una fuente confiable de información."
confiável
Transliteration: confiavel
"Ele provou ser um amigo confiável."
विश्वसनीय
Transliteration: vishvasniya
"यह एक विश्वसनीय स्रोत है।"
可靠的
Transliteration: kě kào de
"他是一个非常可靠的人。"
신뢰할 수 있는
Transliteration: sin-oe-hal su iss-neun
"그는 신뢰할 수 있는 친구입니다."
信頼できる
Transliteration: shinrai dekiru
"彼らは信頼できるビジネスパートナーです。"
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