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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaparato de remolque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apaˈɾato de reˈmolke
"Utilizaron un aparato de remolque especial para sacar el coche de la zanja."
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A mechanical device or system of equipment designed and attached for pulling another vehicle, vessel, or object.
"The breakdown truck was fitted with a heavy-duty towing apparatus to safely transport the damaged semi-trailer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the verb 'tow' (derived from Middle English 'towen', from Old English 'togian' meaning to pull or drag) with 'apparatus' (borrowed directly from Latin 'apparatus', meaning equipment or preparation, from 'apparare' to prepare). Together, the compound emerged in technical and legal documentation during the industrial era to describe mechanical devices used for pulling vehicles or objects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Towing apparatus" is said worldwide
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dispositif de remorquage
Transliteration: dispozitif de remɔʁkaʒ
"Le véhicule est équipé d'un dispositif de remorquage robuste."
Schleppvorrichtung
Transliteration: ʃlɛpˌfɔʁʁɪçtʊŋ
"Der LKW verfügt über eine integrierte Schleppvorrichtung."
dispositivo di traino
Transliteration: dispoziˈtivo di ˈtraino
"Il fuoristrada è dotato di un dispositivo di traino omologato."
aparato de remolque
Transliteration: apaˈɾato de reˈmolke
"Utilizaron un aparato de remolque especial para sacar el coche de la zanja."
dispositivo de reboque
Transliteration: dʒispoziˈtivu dʒi ʁeˈboki
"O guincho possui um dispositivo de reboque reforçado."
टोइंग उपकरण
Transliteration: toing upkaran
"गाड़ी को खींचने के लिए टोइंग उपकरण का उपयोग किया गया।"
牵引装置
Transliteration: qiānyǐn zhuāngzhì
"这辆卡车配备了强力的牵引装置。"
견인 장치
Transliteration: gyeonin jangchi
"트럭에 견인 장치가 단단히 고정되어 있다."
牽引装置
Transliteration: ken'in sōchi
"故障車は頑丈な牽引装置で引っ張られた。"
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