World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaprobación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aprobaθjon
"El proyecto recibió la aprobación de la junta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of officially agreeing to or accepting something.
"The project received approval from the board of directors." - 2
An expression of favorable opinion.
"She smiled in approval when she saw the final design."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word approvail, stemming from Old French aprovance, ultimately from the Latin approbare meaning 'to prove' or 'to esteem good'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from testing or proving the validity of something to officially sanctioning, endorsing, or expressing favorable opinion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Approval" is said worldwide
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approbation
Transliteration: aprobatyon
"Le projet a reçu l'approbation du conseil."
Genehmigung
Transliteration: geh-nehm-i-gung
"Das Projekt erhielt die Genehmigung des Vorstands."
approvazione
Transliteration: approvatsione
"Il progetto ha ricevuto l'approvazione dal consiglio."
aprobación
Transliteration: aprobaθjon
"El proyecto recibió la aprobación de la junta."
aprovação
Transliteration: aprovasão
"O projeto recebeu a aprovação do conselho."
अनुमोदन
Transliteration: anumodan
"परियोजना को बोर्ड से अनुमोदन मिला।"
批准
Transliteration: pī zhǔn
"该项目获得了董事会的批准。"
승인
Transliteration: seung-in
"프로젝트는 이사회로부터 승인을 받았습니다."
承認
Transliteration: shōnin
"プロジェクトは理事会の承認を得ました。"
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