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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mitame yori naka ga hiroi
"その小さなテントは見た目より中が広く、驚くほどたくさんの荷物が入った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling a TARDIS; having an interior that is seemingly much larger than its exterior appearance suggests.
"Despite looking like a tiny camper van from the outside, the motorhome had a tardis-like interior with three bedrooms and a full kitchen." - 2
Capable of holding an unexpectedly massive amount of items or capacity within a remarkably small space.
"Her compact leather handbag was tardis-like, containing a laptop, umbrella, cosmetics, and a spare pair of shoes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'TARDIS', the acronym for Time and Relative Dimension in Space, the fictional time-travelling spaceship from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that famously appears much larger on the inside than it does on the outside. Combined with the English suffix '-like' (from Old English -līc), the term emerged in late 20th-century pop culture to describe spaces, vehicles, or objects that defy expected spatial dimensions by possessing vast interiors concealed within compact exteriors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tardis-like" is said worldwide
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plus grand à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur
Transliteration: plys ɡʁɑ̃ to l‿inteʁjœʁ k‿a l‿ɛksteʁjœʁ
"Cette petite voiture a un habitacle plus grand à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur."
geräumig
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɔɪmɪç
"Die kleine Handtasche war überraschend geräumig und schien innen größer als außen zu sein."
più grande all'interno che all'esterno
Transliteration: piu ˈɡrande all‿inˈtɛrno ke all‿esˈtɛrno
"Questo monolocale ha una struttura che sembra più grande all'interno che all'esterno."
más grande por dentro que por fuera
Transliteration: mas ˈɡɾande poɾ ˈdentɾo ke poɾ ˈfweɾa
"La pequeña caseta de campaña era como una TARDIS, más grande por dentro que por fuera."
maior por dentro do que por fora
Transliteration: maˈjɔɾ puɾ ˈdẽtɾu du ki puɾ ˈfɔɾɐ
"Aquele apartamento pequeno era surpreendentemente maior por dentro do que por fora."
बाहर से छोटा लेकिन अंदर से बहुत बड़ा
Transliteration: bahar se chhota lekin andar se bahut bada
"यह छोटा सा कमरा बाहर से छोटा लेकिन अंदर से बहुत बड़ा है।"
内有乾坤
Transliteration: nèi yǒu qián kūn
"这个小背包真是内有乾坤，能装下那么多东西。"
겉보기와 달리 속이 넓은
Transliteration: geot-bo-gi-wa dal-li sog-i neol-beun
"그 작은 차는 겉보기와 달리 속이 넓은 타디스 같은 공간을 가지고 있다."
見た目より中が広い
Transliteration: mitame yori naka ga hiroi
"その小さなテントは見た目より中が広く、驚くほどたくさんの荷物が入った。"
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