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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRiss
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɪs
"Der Mantel hat einen großen Riss."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tear, rip, or rupture in a fabric, material, or tissue.
"He found a large rasgadura in his favorite canvas jacket after catching it on a rusty nail." - 2
A sharp, jagged rent or split, often used metaphorically for deep emotional pain or social division.
"The sudden departure caused a deep rasgadura within the fabric of the community."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese verb 'rasgar' (to tear or rip), originating from Old Portuguese and ultimately tracing back to the Late Latin 'rasicare', an intensive form of 'radere' (to scrape). Over centuries, the nominal suffix '-adura' was added to denote the action or result of tearing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rasgadura" is said worldwide
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déchirure
Transliteration: de-ʃi-ʁyʁ
"Il y a une grande déchirure sur sa chemise."
Riss
Transliteration: ʁɪs
"Der Mantel hat einen großen Riss."
strappo
Transliteration: ˈstrap-po
"Ho trovato uno strappo nella giacca."
desgarro
Transliteration: des-ˈɡa-ro
"El pantalón tiene un pequeño desgarro."
rasgadura
Transliteration: ʁaz.ɡuˈda.ɾɐ
"A rasgadura no tecido era visível de longe."
चीर
Transliteration: cheer
"कपड़े में एक बड़ा चीर था।"
撕裂
Transliteration: sīliè
"衬衫上有一个大撕裂。"
찢어짐
Transliteration: jjijeojim
"옷에 큰 찢어짐이 생겼다."
破れ
Transliteration: yabure
"ジャケットに大きな破れがあった。"
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