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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaca automática
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fa-ka au-to-ma-ti-ka
"Ele puxou sua faca automática para se defender."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of knife that has a blade that springs out from the handle when a button or switch is pressed.
"He quickly pulled out his switchblade to defend himself." - 2
A knife that can be opened automatically by a spring mechanism.
"The switchblade was illegal to carry in many states due to its potential for misuse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'switchblade' is derived from the combination of 'switch', meaning to change or activate, and 'blade', referring to a cutting instrument. The word emerged in the early 20th century, reflecting the mechanism of the knife that opens automatically when a button is pressed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Switchblade" is said worldwide
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couteau à cran d'arrêt
Transliteration: koot-oh ah krah d'arret
"Il a sorti son couteau à cran d'arrêt pour se défendre."
Springmesser
Transliteration: shpring-messer
"Er zog sein Springmesser heraus, um sich zu verteidigen."
coltello a serramanico
Transliteration: kol-tel-lo ah ser-ra-ma-ni-co
"Ha estratto il suo coltello a serramanico per difendersi."
cuchillo de muelle
Transliteration: koo-chee-yo de mwey-eh
"Sacó su cuchillo de muelle para defenderse."
faca automática
Transliteration: fa-ka au-to-ma-ti-ka
"Ele puxou sua faca automática para se defender."
स्विचब्लेड चाकू
Transliteration: switchblade chaku
"उसने अपनी स्विचब्लेड चाकू को बचाव के लिए निकाला।"
弹簧刀
Transliteration: tánhuáng dāo
"他拿出弹簧刀来保护自己。"
스위치 블레이드
Transliteration: seuwichi beulleideu
"그는 자신을 방어하기 위해 스위치 블레이드를 꺼냈다."
スイッチブレードナイフ
Transliteration: suicchibureedo naifu
"彼は自分を守るためにスイッチブレードナイフを取り出した。"
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