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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ダーツ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dātsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dart/dɑːrt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はダーツを的に投げた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, pointed missile that is thrown or shot.

    "He threw the dart at the board, aiming for the bullseye."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move swiftly and suddenly.

    "The cat darted across the street to catch the mouse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'darte', of Germanic origin (compare with Old High German 'tart' meaning a type of spear), entering Middle English in the 14th century. The term originally referred to a light, small spear thrown by hand, later evolving to describe any sharp projectile or a sudden, rapid movement.

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