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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbode expiatório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo-de eks-pja-to-rio
"Ele foi transformado em bode expiatório pela diretoria."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
"The manager looked for a scapegoat to take the blame for the failed project."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the mistranslation of the Hebrew word 'azazel' in the Bible by William Tyndale in 1530, combining 'escape' and 'goat' to describe the ritual goat sent into the wilderness after bearing the sins of the people. Over centuries, the term evolved metaphorically from a literal sacrificial animal into any person or group unfairly blamed for the misdeeds or misfortunes of others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scapegoat" is said worldwide
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bouc émissaire
Transliteration: bouk e-me-ser
"Il a servi de bouc émissaire pour toute l'équipe."
Sündenbock
Transliteration: zynd-en-bok
"Die Medien brauchten einen Sündenbock für das Desaster."
capro espiatorio
Transliteration: ka-pro e-spja-to-rio
"Hanno cercato un capro espiatorio per coprire i loro errori."
chivo expiatorio
Transliteration: chi-vo eks-pja-to-rio
"Siempre buscan un chivo expiatorio cuando las cosas van mal."
bode expiatório
Transliteration: bo-de eks-pja-to-rio
"Ele foi transformado em bode expiatório pela diretoria."
बलि का बकरा
Transliteration: bali ka bakra
"गलती किसी और की थी, लेकिन उसे बलि का बकरा बना दिया गया।"
替罪羊
Transliteration: tì zuì yáng
"他不愿意成为这次事件的替罪羊。"
희생양
Transliteration: hui-saeng-yang
"무고한 사람이 정치적 스캔들의 희생양이 되었다."
身代わり
Transliteration: migawari
"彼は不祥事の身代わりにされた。"
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