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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries落とし穴
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: otoshiana
"新しいプロジェクトには多くの落とし穴があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hidden or unsuspected danger, difficulty, or drawback.
"The young entrepreneur managed to avoid the common financial pitfalls of starting a new business." - 2
A trap consisting of a deep pit covered with branches and earth.
"Ancient hunters dug deep pitfalls along the game trails to capture large animals."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in Middle English as a combination of 'pit' (from Old English 'pytt') and 'fall' (from Old English 'feallan'). Originally referring literally to a trap consisting of a hidden pit dug into the ground to catch animals or enemies, it evolved metaphorically by the late 16th century to describe any hidden danger, hazard, or unsuspected difficulty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pitfall" is said worldwide
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piège
Transliteration: pyɛʒ
"Il faut éviter ce piège courant lors de la négociation."
Falle
Transliteration: ˈfalə
"Man muss sich der finanziellen Fallstricke bewusst sein."
insidia
Transliteration: inˈsi.dja
"Il progetto è pieno di insidie nascoste."
trampa
Transliteration: ˈtɾampa
"Debes evitar esta trampa común al redactar el contrato."
armadilha
Transliteration: aɾ.maˈdi.ʎɐ
"É preciso estar atento para não cair nessa armadilha."
खतरा
Transliteration: khatrā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"नया व्यवसाय शुरू करने में कई छिपे हुए खतरे होते हैं।"
陷阱
Transliteration: xiàn jǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"我们在签约时必须避开这些陷阱。"
함정
Transliteration: ham-jeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"계약을 체결할 때 이러한 함정을 조심해야 합니다."
落とし穴
Transliteration: otoshiana
Script: 日本語
"新しいプロジェクトには多くの落とし穴があります。"
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