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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperfurado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾ.fiˈla.du
"O bloco de notas tem folhas perfuradas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Pierced with a hole or holes; having a series of small holes or slots punched through it, often to facilitate tearing along a line.
"The notebook featured perforated pages that could be easily and cleanly torn out." - 2
In biology and medicine, having apertures, pores, or ruptured tissues, such as a perforated eardrum.
"The physician diagnosed him with a perforated ulcer requiring immediate medical intervention."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb perforare, composed of per- (through) and forare (to bore or pierce). Entering the English language in the late 15th century from Late Latin, the term originally denoted physical piercing before expanding into mechanical and biological contexts to describe materials punctured with a series of small holes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perforated" is said worldwide
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perforé
Transliteration: pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe
"Le document est muni d'un bord perforé."
perforiert
Transliteration: pɛʁ.foˈʁiːɐ̯t
"Das Heft hat perforierte Seiten zum Heraustrennen."
perforato
Transliteration: per.foˈraː.to
"I fogli del blocco note sono perforati."
perforado
Transliteration: peɾ.foˈɾa.ðo
"Utilice papel perforado para la carpeta de anillas."
perfurado
Transliteration: peɾ.fiˈla.du
"O bloco de notas tem folhas perfuradas."
छिद्रित
Transliteration: chhidrit
"यह कागज़ छिद्रित है।"
打孔的
Transliteration: dǎ kǒng de
"这本书带有打孔的页面。"
구멍이 뚫린
Transliteration: gumeongi ttrullin
"이 공책은 구멍이 뚫린 절취선이 있습니다."
穿孔された
Transliteration: senkō sareta
"その用紙にはミシン目が入っています。"
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