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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesklettern
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈklɛtɐn
"Die Kinder mussten über die umgestürzten Baumstämme klettern, um den versteckten Pfad zu erreichen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
To climb awkwardly or with difficulty, often making a loud noise; to clamber.
"The children had to clammer over the fallen logs to reach the hidden path." - 2
To make a loud, continuous, and often confused noise; to clamor.
"The crowd began to clammer for attention as the speaker finished his address."
- 1
A person whose occupation or hobby is gathering clams.
"The old clammer knew all the best spots along the coast for a good harvest."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'clammer' has a dual etymology depending on its sense. As a verb meaning 'to make a loud noise' or a noun for 'a loud noise,' it is a variant of 'clamor,' derived from Old French *clamour* and ultimately Latin *clamor* ('a shout, a cry'). In its sense of 'to climb awkwardly,' it is likely a dialectal or less common variant of 'clamber,' which has Germanic origins, possibly related to Middle Low German *klammern* 'to clamp, grasp.'
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clammer" is said worldwide
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grimper avec difficulté
Transliteration: ɡʁɛ̃pe avɛk difikylte
"Les enfants ont dû grimper avec difficulté sur les troncs d'arbres tombés pour atteindre le sentier caché."
klettern
Transliteration: ˈklɛtɐn
"Die Kinder mussten über die umgestürzten Baumstämme klettern, um den versteckten Pfad zu erreichen."
arrampicarsi con difficoltà
Transliteration: arrampikarsi kon diffikoltà
"I bambini dovettero arrampicarsi con difficoltà sui tronchi caduti per raggiungere il sentiero nascosto."
trepar con dificultad
Transliteration: treˈpaɾ kon difikulˈtað
"Los niños tuvieron que trepar con dificultad sobre los troncos caídos para llegar al sendero oculto."
trepar com dificuldade
Transliteration: tɾeˈpaɾ kũ difikuˈdadʒi
"As crianças tiveram que trepar com dificuldade sobre os troncos caídos para alcançar o caminho escondido."
मुश्किल से चढ़ना
Transliteration: mushkil se chaṛhnā
"बच्चों को छिपे हुए रास्ते तक पहुँचने के लिए गिरे हुए लट्ठों पर मुश्किल से चढ़ना पड़ा।"
费力地攀爬
Transliteration: fèilì de pānpá
"孩子们不得不费力地攀爬过倒下的圆木，才能到达隐藏的小径。"
힘겹게 기어오르다
Transliteration: himgyeopge gieooreuda
"아이들은 숨겨진 길에 도달하기 위해 쓰러진 통나무 위를 힘겹게 기어올라야 했다."
よじ登る
Transliteration: yojinoboru
"子供たちは隠された道にたどり着くために、倒れた丸太をよじ登らなければならなかった。"
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