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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसात मील लंबे जूते
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /saat miil lambe juute/
"परी कथाओं में जादुई जूते सात मील लंबे जूते कहलाते हैं।"
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Fictional boots that enable the wearer to cover seven leagues (approximately 21 miles or 34 kilometers) with every single step.
"In the fairy tale, the clever hero steals the ogre's seven-league boots to escape safely." - 2
Used metaphorically to describe rapid progress, immense strides, or a capability to cover great distances or advance extremely quickly.
"Technology is advancing with seven-league boots into a new era of artificial intelligence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from European folklore, most famously popularized by Charles Perrault's 1697 French fairy tale 'Le Petit Poucet' (Hop-o'-My-Thumb), where the ogre wears boots that allow the wearer to cover seven leagues in a single stride. The term entered English usage in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, evolving metaphorically to describe any means of traveling or progressing at an immense, miraculous speed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seven-league boots" is said worldwide
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bottes de sept lieues
Transliteration: /bɔt də sɛt lœj/
"Le géant chaussait ses bottes de sept lieues pour parcourir le monde."
Siebenmeilenstiefel
Transliteration: /ˈziːbn̩ˌmaɪ̯lənˌʃtiːfl̩/
"Die Wissenschaft macht heute in Siebenmeilenstiefeln Fortschritte."
stivali delle sette leghe
Transliteration: /stiˈvaːli delle ˈsɛtte ˈleɡe/
"Il progresso tecnologico procede con gli stivali delle sette leghe."
botas de siete leguas
Transliteration: /ˈbotas de ˈsjete ˈleɣwas/
"La economía avanza con botas de siete leguas este año."
botas de sete léguas
Transliteration: /ˈbɔtɐz dʒi ˈsɛtʃi ˈlɛɡwɐz/
"O desenvolvimento do país caminha a passos de botas de sete léguas."
सात मील लंबे जूते
Transliteration: /saat miil lambe juute/
"परी कथाओं में जादुई जूते सात मील लंबे जूते कहलाते हैं।"
七里靴
Transliteration: /qī lǐ xuē/
"科技的发展正以七里靴的速度前进。"
칠리 부츠
Transliteration: /chil-li bu-tsu/
"그 회사는 칠리 부츠를 신은 듯 빠르게 성장하고 있다."
七リーグ靴
Transliteration: /nana riːgu kutsu/
"科学技術は七リーグ靴を履いたように進歩している。"
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