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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalzador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kal-tsa-dor
"Necesito el calzador para ponerme estos zapatos ajustados."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A curved smooth piece of metal, plastic, or animal horn used to ease the heel into a shoe.
"He used a long-handled shoehorn to put on his leather dress shoes without bending over."
- 1
To force something into a limited space or an inadequate amount of time.
"The editor had to shoehorn three extra paragraphs into an already cramped column."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'scōh' (shoe) and 'horne' (horn, referring to the material traditionally used, such as animal horn). Dating back to the late 15th century, it originally referred strictly to the physical curved tool used to ease the heel into a shoe, but has since expanded metaphorically to describe the forced insertion of something into a limited space or timeframe.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Shoehorn"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Shoehorn" is said worldwide
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chape-chaussure
Transliteration: shap-shoshoor
"Il a utilisé un chausse-pied pour mettre ses bottes."
Schuhanzieher
Transliteration: shoo-an-tsee-er
"Der Schuhanzieher erleichtert das Hineinschlüpfen in die Schuhe."
calzascarpe
Transliteration: kal-tsa-skar-pe
"Usa il calzascarpe per non rovinare la pelle delle scarpe."
calzador
Transliteration: kal-tsa-dor
"Necesito el calzador para ponerme estos zapatos ajustados."
calçadeira
Transliteration: kal-sa-day-ra
"A calçadeira ajuda a calçar os sapatos mais apertados."
जूता-हॉर्न
Transliteration: joota-horn
Script: जूता पहनने का साधन
"उसने जूते पहनने के लिए शू-हॉर्न का इस्तेमाल किया।"
鞋拔子
Transliteration: xiébázi
"用鞋拔子可以更容易穿上紧身皮鞋。"
구두주걱
Transliteration: gudu-jugeok
"구두주걱을 사용하면 신발을 쉽게 신을 수 있습니다."
靴べら
Transliteration: kutsubera
"靴べらを使って革靴を履きました。"
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