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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessemaforo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seˈmaːforo
"Il semaforo è diventato rosso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A signaling device positioned at a road intersection to control the competing flows of traffic, typically displaying red, yellow, and green lights.
"We had to wait at three consecutive stoplights during our morning commute." - 2
The red light of such a signaling device indicating that vehicles must come to a halt.
"He slammed on his brakes just as the signal turned to a bright stoplight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound of the verb stop (from Old English stoppian) and the noun light (from Old English lēoht). Coined in the early 20th century with the advent of modern vehicular traffic control systems to describe signaling lights that instruct drivers to halt or proceed.
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feu tricolore
Transliteration: fœ tri.kɔ.lɔʁ
"Le feu tricolore est passé au rouge."
Ampel
Transliteration: ˈampəl
"Wir mussten an der roten Ampel anhalten."
semaforo
Transliteration: seˈmaːforo
"Il semaforo è diventato rosso."
semáforo
Transliteration: seˈmafoɾo
"El coche se detuvo en el semáforo en rojo."
semáforo
Transliteration: seˈmafuɾu
"Espere o semáforo ficar verde."
ट्रैफिक लाइट
Transliteration: traifik lait
"गाड़ी ट्रैफिक लाइट पर रुक गई।"
交通灯
Transliteration: jiāotōngdēng
"我们在交通灯前停了下来。"
신호등
Transliteration: sinhodeung
"빨간불 신호등에서 멈춰야 합니다."
信号機
Transliteration: shingouki
"その交差点には信号機があります。"
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