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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesen pedazos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: en peˈdaðos
"El fuerte viento rompió la rama en pedazos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Into separate parts or pieces; apart.
"The fierce lightning bolt tore the ancient oak tree asunder."
- 1
Divided into separate parts or widely separated.
"After years of conflict, the once-united kingdom was torn asunder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'on sundran', meaning 'apart' or 'separately', stemming from the Proto-Germanic root '*sundraz'. Over centuries, it evolved primarily into a literary and poetic term describing physical or metaphorical tearing or breaking into separate pieces.
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en pièces
Transliteration: an pyɛs
"La tempête a brisé le navire en pièces."
entzwei
Transliteration: ɛntˈtsvaɪ
"Das Seil riss entzwei."
in pezzi
Transliteration: in pettzi
"Il vaso è caduto andando in pezzi."
en pedazos
Transliteration: en peˈdaðos
"El fuerte viento rompió la rama en pedazos."
em pedaços
Transliteration: ẽ peˈdasus
"O espelho caiu e partiu-se em pedaços."
टुकड़े-टुकड़े
Transliteration: tukde-tukde
"तूफ़ान ने मकान को टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिया।"
粉碎
Transliteration: fěnsuì
"爆炸把房屋炸得粉碎。"
산산조각으로
Transliteration: sansanjogageuro
"폭풍이 그 배를 산산조각으로 부수었다."
バラバラに
Transliteration: barabara ni
"雷が木をバラバラに引き裂いた。"
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