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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries수도 시설
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sudo siseol
"노후된 수도 시설을 교체하는 공사가 진행 중입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A system of reservoirs, pipes, and pumps supplying water to a community or industrial plant.
"The city council approved funding to modernize the municipal waterworks." - 2
An informal expression for tears or weeping.
"As soon as the sad movie started, the waterworks began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wæter' combined with 'weorc', originally referring to hydraulic machinery, irrigation systems, or municipal water supply structures. By the 19th century, it acquired an idiomatic colloquial extension denoting the shedding of tears, likening crying to turning on a water valve.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waterworks" is said worldwide
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service des eaux
Transliteration: sɛʁvis dez o
"Les travaux sur le réseau des eaux ont commencé ce matin."
Wasserwerk
Transliteration: ˈvasɐˌvɛʁk
"Das städtische Wasserwerk versorgt die gesamte Region mit sauberem Trinkwasser."
acquedotto
Transliteration: akkweˈdɔtto
"L'acquedotto locale garantisce la fornitura idrica a tutta la città."
obra hidráulica
Transliteration: ˈoβɾa iˈðɾalika
"La nueva obra hidráulica mejorará el suministro de agua potable."
estação de tratamento de água
Transliteration: iʃtaˈsɐ̃w dʒi tɾatamiˈentu dʒi ˈatwa
"A estação de tratamento de água abastece todo o município."
जल संयंत्र
Transliteration: jal sanyantra
"शहर का जल संयंत्र लाखों लोगों को पानी की आपूर्ति करता है।"
自来水厂
Transliteration: zì lái shuǐ chǎng
"这座自来水厂为整个城市提供清洁水源。"
수도 시설
Transliteration: sudo siseol
"노후된 수도 시설을 교체하는 공사가 진행 중입니다."
水道施設
Transliteration: suidō shisetsu
"老朽化した水道施設の改修工事が行われています。"
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