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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescola
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-lah
"Hicimos cola durante media hora para entrar al museo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line of people, vehicles, or items waiting for something in sequential order.
"There was a long queue of customers waiting outside the bakery for fresh bread."
- 1
To form or become part of a line waiting for something.
"Commuters began to queue quietly as the train approached the platform."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'cue' or 'queue', meaning 'tail', which comes from the Latin 'cauda'. Originally entering English in the 16th century to denote the tail of an animal, its meaning shifted in the 19th century—particularly in British usage—to describe a line of people or vehicles waiting in sequence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Queue" is said worldwide
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file d'attente
Transliteration: feel dah-tuhnt
"Il y a une longue file d'attente à la billetterie."
Warteschlange
Transliteration: var-te-shlan-guh
"Wir mussten eine Stunde in der Warteschlange stehen."
coda
Transliteration: ko-dah
"Si è formata una lunga coda di auto in autostrada."
cola
Transliteration: ko-lah
"Hicimos cola durante media hora para entrar al museo."
fila
Transliteration: fee-lah
"A bicha se formou rapidamente para o atendimento."
कतार
Transliteration: kataar
"टिकट काउंटर पर लंबी कतार थी।"
队列
Transliteration: duì liè
"大家都在有序地排队等候。"
줄
Transliteration: jul
"버스 정류장에 긴 줄이 서 있습니다."
列
Transliteration: retsu
"切符を買うために長い列ができた。"
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