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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdever de casa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deˈveʁ dʒi ˈkazɐ
"O dever de casa deve ser entregue até sexta-feira."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class.
"The teacher assigned math homework to be submitted by Friday." - 2
Any work or tasks that need to be done at home.
"She has a lot of household homework to finish before the guests arrive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of Old English 'hām' (home) and 'weorc' (work). Historically established in the late 19th century to describe school assignments given to students to be completed at home.
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devoirs
Transliteration: dəvwar
"Les devoirs doivent être remis demain."
Hausaufgaben
Transliteration: hausˈaʊfˌɡaːbən
"Die Hausaufgaben müssen bis Freitag abgegeben werden."
compiti
Transliteration: komˈpiti
"I compiti devono essere finiti per domani."
tarea
Transliteration: taˈɾea
"La tarea debe entregarse el viernes."
dever de casa
Transliteration: deˈveʁ dʒi ˈkazɐ
"O dever de casa deve ser entregue até sexta-feira."
गृहकार्य
Transliteration: gṛhakārya
"गृहकार्य शुक्रवार तक जमा करना है।"
家庭作业
Transliteration: jiātíng zuòyè
"家庭作业必须在星期五之前完成。"
숙제
Transliteration: sukje
"숙제는 금요일까지 제출해야 합니다."
宿題
Transliteration: shukudai
"宿題は金曜日までに提出しなければなりません。"
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