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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapro espiatorio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-pro e-spja-to-rio
"Hanno cercato un capro espiatorio per coprire i loro errori."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
"The manager looked for a scapegoat to take the blame for the failed project."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the mistranslation of the Hebrew 'azazel' in the 1530 Tyndale Bible, where it was interpreted as 'the goat that departs' (escape goat). In ancient Levitical ritual, a live goat was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and sent away into the wilderness. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a literal animal ritual to any person or group unfairly blamed for the mistakes or misdeeds of others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scapegoat" is said worldwide
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bouc émissaire
Transliteration: bouk e-me-ser
"Il a servi de bouc émissaire pour toute l'équipe."
Sündenbock
Transliteration: zynd-en-bok
"Die Medien brauchten einen Sündenbock für das Desaster."
capro espiatorio
Transliteration: ka-pro e-spja-to-rio
"Hanno cercato un capro espiatorio per coprire i loro errori."
chivo expiatorio
Transliteration: chi-vo eks-pja-to-rio
"Siempre buscan un chivo expiatorio cuando las cosas van mal."
bode expiatório
Transliteration: bo-de eks-pja-to-rio
"Ele foi transformado em bode expiatório pela diretoria."
बलि का बकरा
Transliteration: bali ka bakra
"गलती किसी और की थी, लेकिन उसे बलि का बकरा बना दिया गया।"
替罪羊
Transliteration: tì zuì yáng
"他不愿意成为这次事件的替罪羊。"
희생양
Transliteration: hui-saeng-yang
"무고한 사람이 정치적 스캔들의 희생양이 되었다."
身代わり
Transliteration: migawari
"彼は不祥事の身代わりにされた。"
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