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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesda record
Pronunciation / Transliteration: da ˈrekord
"L'atleta ha stabilito un tempo da record nella maratona."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Surpassing a previous record, especially in sports or achievements.
"The athlete set a record-breaking time in the marathon." - 2
Remarkably high or significant in comparison to previous standards.
"The record-breaking sales figures exceeded all expectations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'record-breaking' combines 'record', derived from the Latin 'recordari', meaning 'to remember', and 'breaking', from Old English 'brecan', meaning 'to shatter or disrupt'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote surpassing previously established records in various fields.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Record-Breaking" is said worldwide
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battant des records
Transliteration: batɑ̃ de ʁekɔʁ
"L'athlète a réalisé un temps battant des records au marathon."
rekordbrechend
Transliteration: ʁeˈkɔʁtˌbʁeːçn̩
"Der Athlet stellte eine rekordbrechende Zeit im Marathon auf."
da record
Transliteration: da ˈrekord
"L'atleta ha stabilito un tempo da record nella maratona."
récord
Transliteration: ˈrekor
"El atleta estableció un tiempo récord en el maratón."
quebrar recordes
Transliteration: keˈbɾaʁ ʁeˈkoʁdʒis
"O atleta quebrou recordes na maratona."
रिकॉर्ड तोड़ने वाला
Transliteration: rikord toṛne vālā
"खिलाड़ी ने मैराथन में रिकॉर्ड तोड़ने वाला समय बनाया।"
破纪录的
Transliteration: pò jìlù de
"运动员在马拉松中创造了破纪录的时间。"
기록 경신
Transliteration: girok gyeongsin
"선수가 마라톤에서 기록 경신을 했다."
記録破り
Transliteration: kiroku yaburi
"選手はマラソンで記録破りのタイムを出した。"
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