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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschave de casa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃavi dʒi ˈkazɐ
"Ele procurou a chave de casa na bolsa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A key for opening an outer door of a house or apartment.
"He fumbled in his pocket for his latchkey as he reached the front door."
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Denoting a child who returns from school to an empty home because both parents work.
"After-school programs have greatly reduced the number of latchkey kids in recent years."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the early 19th century as a compound of 'latch' (a fastening for a door) and 'key'. Historically, it referred specifically to the key used to open the front door of a house from the outside, famously associated with the emerging independence of urban dwellers and later giving rise to the socio-cultural term 'latchkey child' in the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Latchkey" is said worldwide
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clé de porte
Transliteration: kle də pɔʁt
"Il a cherché sa clé de porte dans son sac."
Haustürschlüssel
Transliteration: haʊ̯sˌtyːɐ̯ˌʃlʏsl̩
"Er suchte nach seinem Haustürschlüssel."
chiave di casa
Transliteration: ˈkjave di ˈkaza
"Ha infilato la chiave di casa nella toppa."
llave de la puerta
Transliteration: ˈʎabe de la ˈpweɾta
"Buscó la llave de la puerta en su bolsillo."
chave de casa
Transliteration: ˈʃavi dʒi ˈkazɐ
"Ele procurou a chave de casa na bolsa."
घर की चाबी
Transliteration: ghar ki chabi
"उसने जेब में घर की चाबी ढूँढी।"
门钥匙
Transliteration: mén yào shi
"他在口袋里找门钥匙。"
현관 열쇠
Transliteration: hyeongwan yeolsoe
"그는 주머니에서 현관 열쇠를 찾았다."
玄関の鍵
Transliteration: genkan no kagi
"彼はポケットから玄関の鍵を取り出した。"
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