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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries屋根職人
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yane shokunin
"屋根職人が新しい瓦を取り付けています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose job is to construct, repair, or finish roofs of buildings.
"The roofer replaced the damaged shingles after the severe storm." - 2
A contractor or specialist company that provides roofing services.
"We hired a local roofer to install the new metal roofing system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'roof' (from Old English 'hrōf', meaning the top of a building) combined with the agent suffix '-er' (from Proto-Germanic *-ari). The term has been used since the Middle English period to designate a tradesperson who builds, repairs, or covers roofs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roofer" is said worldwide
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couvreur
Transliteration: koovʁœʁ
"Le couvreur répare les fuites sur le toit."
Dachdecker
Transliteration: daxdɛkɐ
"Der Dachdecker repariert die Ziegel auf dem Dach."
copritetto
Transliteration: kopritɛtto
"Il tettoista ha riparato le tegole rotte."
techador
Transliteration: tetʃaˈðoɾ
"El techador instaló nuevas tejas en la casa."
telhador
Transliteration: teʎaˈdoɾ
"O telhador consertou as telhas quebradas."
छत बनाने वाला
Transliteration: chhat banane wala
"छत बनाने वाले ने बारिश से पहले घर की छत की मरम्मत की।"
屋顶工
Transliteration: wū dǐng gōng
"屋顶工正在修补漏水的屋顶。"
지붕 공
Transliteration: jibung gong
"지붕공이 손상된 기와를 교체하고 있습니다."
屋根職人
Transliteration: yane shokunin
"屋根職人が新しい瓦を取り付けています。"
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