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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɐbaˈtadu
"Eles ouviram com atenção arrebatada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing.
"The audience listened with rapt attention as the master violinist began to play." - 2
Showing or proceeding from complete engrossment or spiritual ecstasy.
"She stared into the distance with a rapt expression on her face."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'raptus', meaning seized or carried away, which is the past participle of 'rapere' (to snatch or grab). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term originally denoted being physically transported or spiritually carried away to another realm, before evolving to describe complete mental absorption and intense focus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rapt" is said worldwide
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ravi
Transliteration: ʁavi
"Le public écoutait d'une attention ravie."
gebannt
Transliteration: ɡəˈbant
"Das Publikum hörte gebannt zu."
estasiato
Transliteration: estaˈzjaːto
"Ascoltavano con attenzione estasiata."
embelesado
Transliteration: embelesaˈðo
"El público escuchaba embelesado la conferencia."
arrebatado
Transliteration: ʁɐbaˈtadu
"Eles ouviram com atenção arrebatada."
मग्न
Transliteration: magn
"दर्शक तल्लीन होकर सुन रहे थे।"
全神贯注的
Transliteration: quán shén guàn zhù de
"观众全神贯注地听着演讲。"
몰두한
Transliteration: molduhan
"청중은 몰두하여 경청했다."
夢中になった
Transliteration: muchuu ni natta
"聴衆は夢中になって聞き入った。"
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