🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Serviço auxiliar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seʁˈvisu awziˈleɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ancillary Service/ˈæn.sɪˌlɛr.i ˈsɜːr.vɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O hospital oferece vários serviços auxiliares, incluindo fisioterapia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A service that supports the primary activities of a business or organization.

    "The hospital offers various ancillary services, including physical therapy and nutrition counseling."
  2. 2

    Additional services that enhance the main service provided.

    "The hotel provides ancillary services such as laundry and room service to improve guest experience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ancillary' originates from the Latin word 'ancillaris', meaning 'of a maid or servant', which evolved to describe something that provides support or assistance. 'Service' comes from the Latin 'servitium', meaning 'slavery or servitude', which has shifted to denote the act of helping or doing work for others.

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🇫🇷French → English

Service auxiliaire

Transliteration: sɛʁ.vis o.ksi.ljɛʁ

"L'hôpital offre divers services auxiliaires, y compris la physiothérapie."

🇩🇪German → English

Hilfsdienst

Transliteration: ˈhɪlfsˌdiːnst

"Das Krankenhaus bietet verschiedene Hilfsdienste an, einschließlich Physiotherapie."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Servizio ausiliario

Transliteration: serˈvitt͡sjo auziˈljaːrio

"L'ospedale offre vari servizi ausiliari, tra cui la fisioterapia."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Servicio auxiliar

Transliteration: seɾˈβiθio au̯ksiˈlaɾ

"El hospital ofrece varios servicios auxiliares, incluyendo fisioterapia."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Serviço auxiliar

Transliteration: seʁˈvisu awziˈleɾ

"O hospital oferece vários serviços auxiliares, incluindo fisioterapia."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सहायक सेवा

Transliteration: sahāyak sevā

"अस्पताल विभिन्न सहायक सेवाएँ प्रदान करता है, जिसमें फिजियोथेरेपी शामिल है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

辅助服务

Transliteration: fǔzhù fúwù

"医院提供多种辅助服务,包括物理治疗。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

보조 서비스

Transliteration: bojo seobiseu

"병원은 물리 치료를 포함한 다양한 보조 서비스를 제공합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

補助サービス

Transliteration: hojo sābisu

"病院は理学療法を含むさまざまな補助サービスを提供しています。"

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