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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesフェンスを越える
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fensu o koeru
"彼はボールを取り戻すためにフェンスを越えなければならなかった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To climb over a fence or barrier.
"He had to scale a fence to retrieve his ball from the neighbor's yard." - 2
To overcome an obstacle or challenge.
"In order to succeed in her career, she had to scale many fences along the way."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'scale' originates from the Latin 'scala', meaning 'ladder', while 'fence' comes from the Old French 'defens', meaning 'defense' or 'protection'. The phrase 'scale a fence' evolved in the English language to describe the action of climbing over a barrier, often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scale-a-Fence" is said worldwide
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franchir une clôture
Transliteration: fran-sheer oon klo-ture
"Il a dû franchir une clôture pour récupérer son ballon."
einen Zaun übersteigen
Transliteration: ai-nen tsoun ü-ber-shtai-gen
"Er musste einen Zaun übersteigen, um seinen Ball zurückzuholen."
scavalcare una recinzione
Transliteration: ska-val-kah-reh oo-na reh-chin-tsione
"Ha dovuto scavalcare una recinzione per recuperare la sua palla."
saltar una cerca
Transliteration: sal-tar oo-na ser-ka
"Tuvo que saltar una cerca para recuperar su pelota."
escalar uma cerca
Transliteration: es-ka-lar oo-ma ser-ka
"Ele teve que escalar uma cerca para pegar a bola."
बाड़ पर चढ़ना
Transliteration: baad par chadhna
"उसे गेंद लेने के लिए बाड़ पर चढ़ना पड़ा।"
翻越围栏
Transliteration: fān yuè wéi lán
"他不得不翻越围栏去找回他的球。"
울타리를 넘다
Transliteration: ul-ta-ri-reul neom-da
"그는 공을 찾기 위해 울타리를 넘어야 했다."
フェンスを越える
Transliteration: fensu o koeru
"彼はボールを取り戻すためにフェンスを越えなければならなかった。"
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