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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesempollón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: empoˈʝon
"Siempre sacaba las mejores notas de forma un poco empollona."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Given to excessive study or academic application in a way that is considered socially dull or ostentatious.
"He had a rather swotty reputation because he always spent his lunch breaks in the library."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the British university slang verb 'swot' (meaning to study hard), originating in the late 19th century from a variant of 'sweat'. The suffix '-y' was added to form an adjective describing someone excessively studious or pedantic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swotty" is said worldwide
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intello
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɛ.lo
"Il a un côté un peu trop intello pour le groupe."
streberhaft
Transliteration: ˈʃtʁeːbɐhaft
"Seine streberhafte Art machte ihn bei den anderen Schülern nicht sehr beliebt."
secchione
Transliteration: sekˈkjɔːne
"Leggeva sempre libri avanzati con un atteggiamento da secchione."
empollón
Transliteration: empoˈʝon
"Siempre sacaba las mejores notas de forma un poco empollona."
caxias
Transliteration: kaˈʃias
"Ele era conhecido por ser um aluno bastante caxias."
किताबो में डूबा रहने वाला
Transliteration: kitabo mein duba rehne wala
Script: किताबों में डूबा रहने वाला
"वह अपनी पढ़ाई को लेकर बहुत अधिक गंभीर रहता है।"
用功的
Transliteration: yònggōng de
"他总是穿着朴素，显得十分用功刻苦。"
범생이 같은
Transliteration: beomsaeng-i gateun
"그는 너무 공부벌레 같은 면이 있다."
ガリ勉の
Transliteration: gariben no
Script: がり勉の
"彼はちょっとガリ勉っぽく見られることが多い。"
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