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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncapacidade de falar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inkapasidaʒi dʒi faˈlaʁ
"Ele ficou em um estado de incapacidade de falar após a notícia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being unable to speak, often due to shock, surprise, or strong emotion.
"She was left in a state of speechlessness after receiving the unexpected news." - 2
A condition where one is rendered mute or unable to articulate thoughts.
"His speechlessness in the face of such beauty was palpable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'speechlessness' originates from the combination of 'speech', derived from Old English 'spǣc', meaning 'the faculty of expressing thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds', and the suffix '-lessness', indicating the absence of something. This term has evolved to describe a state of being unable to speak, often due to shock or overwhelming emotion.
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Incapacité de parler
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kap.a.si.te də paʁ.le
"Elle était dans un état d'incapacité de parler après la nouvelle."
Sprechlosigkeit
Transliteration: ʃpʁɛçlɔsɪçkaɪt
"Seine Sprechlosigkeit war offensichtlich nach der Überraschung."
Incapacità di parlare
Transliteration: inkapacitá di parlare
"Era in uno stato di incapacità di parlare dopo la notizia."
Incapacidad de hablar
Transliteration: inkapasiðað de aβlar
"Ella estaba en un estado de incapacidad de hablar tras la noticia."
Incapacidade de falar
Transliteration: inkapasidaʒi dʒi faˈlaʁ
"Ele ficou em um estado de incapacidade de falar após a notícia."
बोलने में असमर्थता
Transliteration: Bolne mein asamarthata
"वह समाचार सुनकर बोलने में असमर्थता में थी।"
无法言语
Transliteration: wúfǎ yányǔ
"她在听到消息后陷入了无法言语的状态。"
말할 수 없음
Transliteration: malhal su eobseum
"그녀는 소식을 듣고 말할 수 없는 상태에 빠졌다."
言葉が出ないこと
Transliteration: kotoba ga denai koto
"彼女はそのニュースを聞いて言葉が出ないことになった。"
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