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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObjetos perdidos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: O-beh-tos per-dee-dos
"Os objetos perdidos são mantidos na recepção."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A designated area or service where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners.
"If you lose your wallet, check the lost-and-found at the front desk." - 2
A collection of items that have been found and are awaiting identification or return.
"The lost-and-found was overflowing with jackets and umbrellas after the storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the past participle of 'lose' (from Old English losian) and 'found' (from Old English findan). The collocation emerged in modern English public administration to designate the specific department or place where articles that have been misplaced by their owners are kept.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lost and found" is said worldwide
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Objets trouvés
Transliteration: Ob-zhay troo-vay
"Les objets trouvés sont conservés au bureau d'accueil."
Fundsachen
Transliteration: Foon-zah-khen
"Die Fundsachen werden im Empfang aufbewahrt."
Oggetti smarriti
Transliteration: O-jett-ee smar-ree-tee
"Gli oggetti smarriti possono essere reclamati all'ufficio informazioni."
Objetos perdidos
Transliteration: O-beh-tos per-dee-dos
"Los objetos perdidos se guardan en la recepción."
Objetos perdidos
Transliteration: O-beh-tos per-dee-dos
"Os objetos perdidos são mantidos na recepção."
खोई हुई वस्तुएं
Transliteration: Khoi hui vastu-en
"खोई हुई वस्तुएं रिसेप्शन पर रखी जाती हैं।"
失物招领
Transliteration: Shīwù zhāolǐng
"失物招领处会保管所有失物。"
분실물
Transliteration: Bun-sil-mul
"분실물은 접수처에 보관됩니다."
遺失物
Transliteration: Ishitsubutsu
"遺失物は受付で保管されています。"
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