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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalfinete de dama
Native Script:alfinete de ama
Pronunciation / Transliteration: [aw.fiˈne.tɨ dɨ ˈda.mɐ]
"Ele prendeu o rasgão com um alfinete de ama."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pin with a loop at one end to act as a spring and a point that is completely covered by a guard at the other end to prevent it from pricking the user.
"She used a safety pin to temporarily repair the torn hem of her skirt." - 2
A makeshift fastener or decorative punk-subculture accessory.
"Punk rockers in the 1970s often wore safety pins through their clothing as a form of anti-fashion decoration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'safety', derived from Old French 'saufte' and Latin 'salvitas' meaning condition of being safe, with 'pin', originating from Old English 'pinn' and Latin 'spina' meaning thorn. Invented and patented in its modern form by Walter Hunt in 1849, the design incorporated a clasp and spring to cover the point, preventing accidental pricking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Safety pin" is said worldwide
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épingle à nourrice
Transliteration: [e.pɛ̃.ɡl‿a nu.ʁis]
"Il a attaché le pansement avec une épingle à nourrice."
Sicherheitsnadel
Transliteration: [ˈzɪçɐhaɪtsˌnaːdl̩]
"Die Sicherheitsnadel hielt den Mantel zusammen."
spilla da balia
Transliteration: [ˈspilla da ˈbalja]
"Ha chiuso la borsa con una spilla da balia."
alfiler de gancho
Transliteration: [al.fiˈleɾ de ˈɣaŋ.tʃo]
"Necesito un alfiler de gancho para ajustar la ropa."
alfinete de dama
Transliteration: [aw.fiˈne.tɨ dɨ ˈda.mɐ]
Script: alfinete de ama
"Ele prendeu o rasgão com um alfinete de ama."
सेफ़्टी पिन
Transliteration: seftī pin
"उसने अपनी कमीज़ में सेफ़्टी पिन लगाई।"
别针
Transliteration: bié zhēn
"请帮我用别针把这块布固定住。"
옷핀
Transliteration: otpin
"옷핀으로 옷을 고정했습니다."
安全ピン
Transliteration: anzenpin
"安全ピンを使って名札を留めた。"
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