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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesembolsar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒezẽboʊˈsaɾ
"Ele teve que desembolsar o dinheiro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To hand over or relinquish something, especially money or possessions, often reluctantly.
"He had to fork over fifty dollars for the parking ticket." - 2
To surrender possession of an item under pressure or obligation.
"The thieves demanded that she fork over her car keys immediately."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb use of 'fork', likely alluding to the physical action of handing over items with a pitchfork or simply manipulating them, combined with 'over' indicating transfer. It emerged in American English colloquial speech during the 19th century to denote reluctant surrender or payment of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fork-over" is said worldwide
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cracher
Transliteration: kʁaʃe
"Il a dû cracher l'argent pour l'amende."
rausrücken
Transliteration: ˈʁaʊsˌʁʏkn̩
"Er musste das Geld rausrücken."
sborsare
Transliteration: zborˈsare
"Ha dovuto sborsare una grossa somma."
soltar
Transliteration: solˈtaɾ
"Tuvo que soltar el dinero para la multa."
desembolsar
Transliteration: dʒezẽboʊˈsaɾ
"Ele teve que desembolsar o dinheiro."
चुकाना
Transliteration: chukaana
"उसे जुर्माना चुकाना पड़ा।"
交出
Transliteration: jiāo chū
"他不得不交出这笔钱。"
내놓다
Transliteration: naenohda
"그는 돈을 내놓아야 했다."
差し出す
Transliteration: sashidasu
"彼は金を差し出さなければならなかった。"
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