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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespara-choque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpaɾa ˈʃɔki
"O para-choque do carro ficou amassado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A horizontal bar attached to the front and rear of an automobile to reduce damage in collisions.
"The car suffered only minor scratches on the front bumper after the low-speed parking lot accident."
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Unusually large, abundant, or productive.
"Farmers are celebrating a bumper harvest of wheat this season due to favorable weather conditions."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the late 17th century, likely derived from 'bump', possibly related to dialectal terms meaning something large or heavy. The sense evolved from a large glass filled to the brim for a toast to the protective horizontal bar on automobiles introduced in the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bumper" is said worldwide
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pare-chocs
Transliteration: paʁ ʃɔk
"Il y a une bosse sur le pare-chocs de la voiture."
Stoßstange
Transliteration: ˈʃtoːsˌʃtaŋə
"Die Stoßstange wurde bei dem Unfall beschädigt."
paraurti
Transliteration: paˈraurti
"Il paraurti posteriore della macchina è graffiato."
parachoques
Transliteration: paɾaˈtʃokes
"El coche tiene un golpe en el parachoques delantero."
para-choque
Transliteration: ˈpaɾa ˈʃɔki
"O para-choque do carro ficou amassado."
बम्पर
Transliteration: bampar
"कार का बम्पर दुर्घटना में टूट गया।"
保险杠
Transliteration: bǎoxiǎngàng
"这辆汽车的前保险杠撞坏了。"
범퍼
Transliteration: beompeo
"주차하다가 자동차 범퍼가 긁혔어요."
バンパー
Transliteration: banpā
"車のバンパーに小さな傷ができた。"
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