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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanimal atropelado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-nee-mal a-tro-pe-la-do
"Havia um animal atropelado na estrada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle.
"The driver swerved to avoid the roadkill lying in the middle of the highway." - 2
The remains of an animal that has been killed on a road.
"The roadkill was quickly removed by the highway maintenance crew."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound formed from 'road' (derived from Old English 'rād', meaning a riding or journey) and 'kill' (derived from Old English 'cwellan', meaning to put to death). Emerging in American English during the mid-20th century with the expansion of high-speed highway networks, it originally referred strictly to animals struck by motor vehicles, and has since expanded culturally into common vernacular.
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animal écrasé
Transliteration: a-nimal eh-kra-zay
"Il y avait un animal écrasé sur la route."
Straßenwild
Transliteration: shtrah-sen-vilt
"Das Straßenwild wurde schnell entfernt."
animale investito
Transliteration: a-nee-ma-le in-ves-ti-to
"C'era un animale investito sulla strada."
animal atropellado
Transliteration: a-nee-mal a-tro-pe-ya-do
"Había un animal atropellado en la carretera."
animal atropelado
Transliteration: a-nee-mal a-tro-pe-la-do
"Havia um animal atropelado na estrada."
सड़क पर मारा गया जानवर
Transliteration: sadak par maara gaya jaanwar
"सड़क पर मारा गया जानवर जल्दी हटा दिया गया।"
路上被撞死的动物
Transliteration: lù shàng bèi zhuàng sǐ de dòngwù
"路上有一只被撞死的动物。"
도로에서 치인 동물
Transliteration: doroeseo chiin dongmul
"도로에서 치인 동물이 빨리 치워졌다."
道路で轢かれた動物
Transliteration: dōro de hikareta dōbutsu
"道路で轢かれた動物がすぐに取り除かれた。"
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