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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArcilla
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-sil-la
"El artista moldeó la arcilla en un hermoso jarrón."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A natural, earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when fired.
"The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase." - 2
A person who is vulnerable to failure or has a weakness.
"Despite his success, he was a man with feet of clay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'clǣg', which traces back to Proto-Germanic *klaijaz meaning 'sticky earth' or 'mud'. Historically, it has been used across centuries to describe fine-grained natural soil materials valued for their plasticity when wet and stone-hard quality when fired.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clay" is said worldwide
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Argile
Transliteration: ar-gil
"L'artiste a façonné l'argile en un beau vase."
Ton
Transliteration: ton
"Der Künstler formte den Ton zu einer schönen Vase."
Argilla
Transliteration: ar-jil-la
"L'artista ha modellato l'argilla in un bellissimo vaso."
Arcilla
Transliteration: ar-sil-la
"El artista moldeó la arcilla en un hermoso jarrón."
Argila
Transliteration: ar-gi-la
"O artista moldou a argila em um belo vaso."
कच्चा मिट्टी
Transliteration: kachcha mitti
"कलाकार ने कच्चा मिट्टी को एक सुंदर फूलदान में आकार दिया।"
粘土
Transliteration: nián tǔ
"艺术家把粘土塑造成一个美丽的花瓶。"
점토
Transliteration: jeom-to
"예술가는 점토로 아름다운 꽃병을 만들었습니다."
粘土
Transliteration: nendo
"アーティストは粘土を使って美しい花瓶を作りました。"
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