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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgolpe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gol-pe
"Sintió un golpe al chocar con la puerta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A light blow or a jolt.
"She felt a bump on her head after hitting it against the door."
- 1
To collide with something, causing a jolt.
"The car bumped into the curb as it turned the corner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English as an onomatopoeic creation imitating the sound or impact of a heavy blow. It has Germanic roots related to similar expressive words found in Middle Low German and Scandinavian dialects denoting a heavy, dull thud.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bump" is said worldwide
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choc
Transliteration: shok
"Elle a ressenti un choc en se cognant la tête."
Stoß
Transliteration: shtohs
"Sie spürte einen Stoß, als sie gegen die Tür stieß."
urto
Transliteration: urto
"Ha sentito un urto quando ha colpito la porta."
golpe
Transliteration: gol-pe
"Sintió un golpe al chocar con la puerta."
impacto
Transliteration: im-pak-to
"Ela sentiu um impacto ao bater na porta."
धक्का
Transliteration: dhakka
"उसने दरवाजे से धक्का महसूस किया।"
撞击
Transliteration: zhuàngjī
"她撞到门时感到了一次撞击。"
충돌
Transliteration: chungdol
"그녀는 문에 부딪혔을 때 충돌을 느꼈다."
衝突
Transliteration: shōtotsu
"彼女はドアにぶつかったとき衝突を感じた。"
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