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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries戦車
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sensha
"その部隊は数台の戦車を配備した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An armored fighting vehicle or tank, especially one used by the German army in World War II.
"The advancing infantry was supported by a squadron of heavy panzers." - 2
A German armored division or mechanized military unit.
"The general deployed the panzer division to break through the enemy lines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-20th century from German, where 'Panzer' is short for 'Panzerkampfwagen' (armored combat vehicle). The word ultimately derives from the Old French 'pancier' and Late Latin 'panticex', referring to a belly armor or breastplate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Panzer" is said worldwide
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char d'assaut
Transliteration: shar da-so
"Le char d'assaut a traversé la ligne de front."
Panzer
Transliteration: pant-ser
"Der Panzer rollte über das Feld."
carro armato
Transliteration: kar-ro ar-ma-to
"Il carro armato avanzava lentamente."
tanque
Transliteration: tan-ke
"El tanque blindado avanzó con fuerza."
tanque de guerra
Transliteration: tan-ki dji ger-ra
"O tanque de guerra cruzou o campo de batalha."
टैंक
Transliteration: taimk
"युद्ध के मैदान में टैंक तैनात किए गए थे।"
坦克
Transliteration: tǎn kè
"装甲部队由数十辆坦克组成。"
전차
Transliteration: jeon-cha
"기갑 부대가 강력한 전차를 앞세워 진격했다."
戦車
Transliteration: sensha
"その部隊は数台の戦車を配備した。"
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