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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesopaco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /oˈpako/
"El proceso de licitación fue calificado de opaco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light or not allowing light to pass through.
"The windows were made of opaque glass to ensure privacy." - 2
Hard to understand or explain; lacking clarity or transparency in meaning or intent.
"The company's financial reports were criticized for their opaque wording."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'opacus', meaning shaded, dark, or obscure, entering English in the 17th century. Over time, the term shifted from denoting physical impenetrability to light to metaphorically describing hidden, unclear, or unreadable processes and institutions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Opaque" is said worldwide
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opaque
Transliteration: /ɔ.pak/
"Les règles de cette institution restent opaques pour le public."
undurchsichtig
Transliteration: /ˈʊndʊʁçˌsɪçtɪç/
"Die internen Abläufe der Firma sind völlig undurchsichtig."
opaco
Transliteration: /ˈɔ.pa.ko/
"I criteri di selezione sono risultati opachi ai candidati."
opaco
Transliteration: /oˈpako/
"El proceso de licitación fue calificado de opaco."
opaco
Transliteration: /uˈpa.ku/
"A gestão financeira da empresa é bastante opaca."
अस्पष्ट
Transliteration: aspaṣṭa
"सरकारी निर्णय प्रक्रिया पूरी तरह से अस्पष्ट है।"
不透明的
Transliteration: bù tòumíng de
"这项政策的决策过程非常不透明。"
불투명한
Transliteration: bultumyeonghan
"그 계약의 세부 사항은 여전히 불투명합니다."
不透明な
Transliteration: futōmei na
"その組織の運営体制は非常に不透明である。"
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