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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'approval' originates from the Middle English term 'aproval', derived from the Old French 'aprover', which in turn comes from the Latin 'approbare', meaning 'to prove or to test'. Over time, the meaning evolved to signify the act of accepting or agreeing to something.
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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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