Mothball
//ˈmɒθbɔːl//
Translations of "mothball" (32 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | топче нафталин(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), консервирам(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), прибирам(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | topče naftalin, konserviram, pribiram | |
| Cebuano | naptalina(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Chinese | 樟腦丸 /樟脑丸(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 臭丸(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | chiuⁿ-ló-oân, zh-min-nan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 樟腦丸 /樟脑丸(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 衛生球 /卫生球(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | wai⁶ sang¹ kau⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 樟腦丸 /樟脑丸(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 臭球(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 臭球兒 /臭球儿(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 衛生丸子 /卫生丸子(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), 衛生球 /卫生球(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | zhāngnǎowán, chòuqiú, chòuqiúr, uei4 sen1 yenn2 zr, wèishēngqiú | |
| Czech | naftalín(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Danish | mølkugle(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Dutch | mottenbal(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), mottenbal(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), in de mottenballen leggen(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Erzya | киньгуловтома(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | kińgulovtoma | |
| Faroese | mølkúla(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Finnish | koinmyrkky(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), koipallo(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), hyllyttää(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), suojata koipalloilla(to store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs) | — | |
| French | boule de naphtaline(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| German | Mottenkugel(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), einmotten(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Greek | ναφθαλίνη(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | nafthalíni | |
| Hungarian | molyirtó(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), elhalaszt(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), elnapol(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), félretesz(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), tartalékba tesz(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Icelandic | mölkúla(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Italian | naftalina(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), pallina tarmicida(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Japanese | 〜を使わずにとっておく(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Korean | 좀약(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | jomyak | |
| Luxembourgish | Mattekugel(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | møllkule(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), legge på is(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Portuguese | naftalina(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), engavetar(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Romanian | naftalină(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Russian | нафтали́новый ша́рик(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), законсервировать(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | naftalínovyj šárik, zakonservirovatʹ | |
| Slovak | naftalín(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Spanish | bola de alcanfor(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), bola de naftalina(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Swedish | malkula(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), förpuppa(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), lägga i malpåse(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), lägga på hyllan(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future), lägga på is(to stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future) | — | |
| Tamil | அந்துருண்டை(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | anturuṇṭai | |
| Thai | ลูกเหม็น(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | lûuk-měn | |
| Turkish | güve ilacı(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), naftalin(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Vietnamese | băng phiến(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae), long não(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — | |
| Welsh | pêl gamffor(small ball of chemical pesticide to deter moth larvae) | — |
naptalina
樟腦丸 /樟脑丸, 臭球, 臭球兒 /臭球儿, 衛生丸子 /卫生丸子, 衛生球 /卫生球
zhāngnǎowán, chòuqiú, chòuqiúr, uei4 sen1 yenn2 zr, wèishēngqiú
naftalín
mølkugle
mottenbal, mottenbal, in de mottenballen leggen
mølkúla
koinmyrkky, koipallo, hyllyttää, suojata koipalloilla
boule de naphtaline
Mottenkugel, einmotten
molyirtó, elhalaszt, elnapol, félretesz, tartalékba tesz
mölkúla
naftalina, pallina tarmicida
〜を使わずにとっておく
Mattekugel
møllkule, legge på is
naftalina, engavetar
naftalină
naftalín
bola de alcanfor, bola de naftalina
malkula, förpuppa, lägga i malpåse, lägga på hyllan, lägga på is
güve ilacı, naftalin
băng phiến, long não
pêl gamffor
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