Wire
//ˈwaɪɚ//
Translations of "wire" (95 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | draad(thin thread of metal), draadheining(fence made of usually barbed wire) | — | |
| Albanian | tel(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Arabic | سِلِك(thin thread of metal), سِلْك(thin thread of metal), سِلْك(thin thread of metal) | silik, silk, silk | |
| Armenian | մետաղալար(thin thread of metal) | metaġalar | |
| Assamese | তাৰ(thin thread of metal) | tar | |
| Azerbaijani | məftil(thin thread of metal), məftil(metal conductor that carries electricity), sim(thin thread of metal), tel(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Bashkir | тимерсыбыҡ(thin thread of metal) | timersıbıq | |
| Basque | hari(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Belarusian | дрот(thin thread of metal), про́вад(thin thread of metal) | drot, próvad | |
| Bengali | তার(thin thread of metal) | tar | |
| Bulgarian | жи́ца(thin thread of metal), жи́ца(metal conductor that carries electricity), те́лена огра́да(fence made of usually barbed wire), тел(thin thread of metal), окабелявам(to equip with wires for use with electricity), телеграфирам(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | žíca, žíca, télena ográda, tel, okabeljavam, telegrafiram | |
| Burmese | ဝိုင်ယာကြိုး(thin thread of metal) | wuing-ya-krui: | |
| Catalan | cable(metal conductor that carries electricity), fil d'aram(thin thread of metal), filferro(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | تێل(thin thread of metal) | têl | |
| Central Melanau | waya(thin thread of metal), waya(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Chamicuro | alampre(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏯᏅᎯ(thin thread of metal) | uyanvhi | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 線 /线(thin thread of metal), 鐵絲 /铁丝(thin thread of metal), 電線 /电线(metal conductor that carries electricity) | xiàn, tiěsī, diànxiàn | |
| Czech | drát(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Danish | tråd(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Dutch | ader(metal conductor that carries electricity), draad(thin thread of metal), elektriciteitsdraad(metal conductor that carries electricity), snoer(metal conductor that carries electricity), aansluiten(to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring), electrificeren(to equip with wires for use with electricity), vastbinden(to fasten with wire) | — | |
| Esperanto | drato(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Estonian | traat(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Finnish | johdin(metal conductor that carries electricity), lanka(thin thread of metal), maalinauha(sports: finish line of a racetrack), metallilanka(thin thread of metal), piikkilanka-aita(fence made of usually barbed wire), sähköjohto(metal conductor that carries electricity), johdottaa(to equip with wires for use with electricity), kytkeä(to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring), pujottaa(to string on a wire), sitoa(to fasten with wire) | — | |
| French | fil(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Galician | arame(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Georgian | მავთული(thin thread of metal), სადენი(metal conductor that carries electricity) | mavtuli, sadeni | |
| German | Ader(metal conductor that carries electricity), Draht(thin thread of metal), Draht(metal conductor that carries electricity), Wanze(slang: hidden listening device on the person), Geld überweisen(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | — | |
| Greek | καλώδιο(metal conductor that carries electricity), κοριός(slang: hidden listening device on the person), συρματόπλεγμα(fence made of usually barbed wire), σύρμα(thin thread of metal), βάζω κοριό(slang: to install eavesdropping equipment), καλωδιώνω(to equip with wires for use with electricity), στέλνω(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system), στερεώνω με σύρμα(to fasten with wire), τηλεγραφώ(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system), τσιτώνω(to make someone tense or psyched-up) | kalódio, koriós, syrmatóplegma, sýrma, vázo korió, kalodióno, stélno, stereóno me sýrma, tilegrafó, tsitóno | |
| Greenlandic | nimissiaq(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Hebrew | חוּט(thin thread of metal) | khut | |
| Hindi | तार(thin thread of metal) | tār | |
| Hungarian | drót(thin thread of metal), huzal(thin thread of metal), bedrótoz(slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) | — | |
| Icelandic | vír(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Ilocano | barot(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Indonesian | kawat(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Ingrian | proovolka(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | سیم(thin thread of metal) | sim | |
| Italian | arrivo(sports: finish line of a racetrack), cavo(metal conductor that carries electricity), cavo elettrico(metal conductor that carries electricity), cimice(slang: hidden listening device on the person), filo(thin thread of metal), filo elettrico(metal conductor that carries electricity), filo metallico(thin thread of metal), filo spinato(fence made of usually barbed wire), microspia(slang: hidden listening device on the person), traguardo(sports: finish line of a racetrack), avere nervi a fior di pelle(to make someone tense or psyched-up), collegare tramite cavo(to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring), eccitare(to make someone tense or psyched-up), elettrificare(to equip with wires for use with electricity), fissare con filo metallico(to fasten with wire), gasare(to make someone tense or psyched-up), infilzare(to string on a wire), installare impianto elettrico(to equip with wires for use with electricity), installare microspie(slang: to install eavesdropping equipment), stendere fili elettrici(to equip with wires for use with electricity), telegrafare(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | — | |
| Japanese | ワイヤー(thin thread of metal), 線(thin thread of metal), 針金(thin thread of metal), 電線(metal conductor that carries electricity) | waiyā, sen, harigane, densen | |
| Javanese | kawat(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Kazakh | сым(thin thread of metal) | sym | |
| Khmer | ខ្សែភ្លើង(metal conductor that carries electricity), លួស(thin thread of metal), លួសបន្លា(fence made of usually barbed wire) | khsae phləəng, luəh, luŏsbânléa | |
| Kildin Sami | проавлогк(thin thread of metal), страӈӈ(thin thread of metal) | pråvlogk, straŋŋ | |
| Korean | 전선(metal conductor that carries electricity), 철사(thin thread of metal), 철조망(fence made of usually barbed wire) | jeonseon, cheolsa, cheoljomang | |
| Kyrgyz | сым(thin thread of metal) | sım | |
| Lao | ລວດ(thin thread of metal), ສາຍ(thin thread of metal) | lūat, sāi | |
| Latvian | stieple(thin thread of metal), stieple(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Lithuanian | viela(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Drot(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Macedonian | бодликава жица(fence made of usually barbed wire), жица(thin thread of metal), жица(metal conductor that carries electricity) | bodlikava žica, žica, žica | |
| Malay | dawai(thin thread of metal), kawat(thin thread of metal), wayar(thin thread of metal), wayar(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Māori | waea(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Maranao | kawat(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Mongolian | төмөр утас(thin thread of metal) | tömör utas | |
| Navajo | bééshtsʼósí(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Nepali | तार(thin thread of metal) | tār | |
| Norwegian | overføre(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ledning(thin thread of metal), tråd(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | leidning(thin thread of metal), tråd(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Old Javanese | kawat(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Ossetian | тел(thin thread of metal) | tel | |
| Ottoman Turkish | سیم(thin thread of metal) | sim | |
| Pashto | تار(thin thread of metal) | tār | |
| Plautdietsch | Drot(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Polish | drut(thin thread of metal), kabel(metal conductor that carries electricity), kabel(slang: hidden listening device on the person), pluskwa(slang: hidden listening device on the person), przewód(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Portuguese | arame(thin thread of metal), escuta(slang: hidden listening device on the person), fio(metal conductor that carries electricity), grampo(slang: hidden listening device on the person) | — | |
| Romanian | fir(thin thread of metal), fir(metal conductor that carries electricity), sârmă(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Russian | жучо́к(slang: hidden listening device on the person), про́вод(thin thread of metal), про́вод(metal conductor that carries electricity), про́волока(thin thread of metal), прослу́шка(slang: hidden listening device on the person) | žučók, próvod, próvod, próvoloka, proslúška | |
| Scottish Gaelic | uèir(thin thread of metal), uèir(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | žȉca(thin thread of metal), žȉca(metal conductor that carries electricity), жи̏ца(thin thread of metal), жи̏ца(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Sikkimese | ལྕགས་སྐུད(thin thread of metal) | lcags skud | |
| Slovak | drôt(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Slovene | žica(thin thread of metal), žica(metal conductor that carries electricity) | — | |
| Southern Altai | эмик(thin thread of metal), эмик(metal conductor that carries electricity) | emik, emik | |
| Spanish | alambre(thin thread of metal), arambre(thin thread of metal), cable(metal conductor that carries electricity), hilo(thin thread of metal), cablear(to equip with wires for use with electricity) | — | |
| Swahili | waya(thin thread of metal), waya(metal conductor that carries electricity), waya(fence made of usually barbed wire), waya(sports: finish line of a racetrack), waya(slang: hidden listening device on the person), waya(to fasten with wire), waya(to string on a wire), waya(to equip with wires for use with electricity), waya(to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring), waya(to make someone tense or psyched-up), waya(slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) | — | |
| Swedish | elkabel(metal conductor that carries electricity), kabel(metal conductor that carries electricity), ledning(metal conductor that carries electricity), målsnöre(sports: finish line of a racetrack), taggtrådsstaket(fence made of usually barbed wire), tråd(thin thread of metal), fästa med ståltråd(to fasten with wire), skicka(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system), överföra(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | — | |
| Sylheti | ꠔꠣꠞ(thin thread of metal) | tar | |
| Tagalog | alambre(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Tahitian | niuniu(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Tajik | сим(thin thread of metal) | sim | |
| Thai | ลวด(thin thread of metal), สาย(thin thread of metal), สายไฟ(metal conductor that carries electricity), สายไฟฟ้า(metal conductor that carries electricity) | lûuat, sǎai, sǎai-fai, sǎai-fai-fáa | |
| Tibetan | ལྕགས་སྐུད(thin thread of metal) | lcags skud | |
| Turkish | tel(thin thread of metal), para havale etmek(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) | — | |
| Turkmen | sim(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Ukrainian | дріт(thin thread of metal), про́від(thin thread of metal) | drit, próvid | |
| Urdu | تار(thin thread of metal) | tār | |
| Uyghur | سىم(thin thread of metal) | sim | |
| Uzbek | sim(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Vietnamese | dây(thin thread of metal), dây thép(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Welsh | gwifren(thin thread of metal), weiren(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Western Apache | bitsʼǫǫs(thin thread of metal) | — | |
| Yiddish | דראָט(thin thread of metal) | drot | |
| Zazaki | tel(thin thread of metal) | — |
draad, draadheining
tel
məftil, məftil, sim, tel
hari
жи́ца, жи́ца, те́лена огра́да, тел, окабелявам, телеграфирам
žíca, žíca, télena ográda, tel, okabeljavam, telegrafiram
cable, fil d'aram, filferro
waya, waya
alampre
drát
tråd
ader, draad, elektriciteitsdraad, snoer, aansluiten, electrificeren, vastbinden
drato
traat
johdin, lanka, maalinauha, metallilanka, piikkilanka-aita, sähköjohto, johdottaa, kytkeä, pujottaa, sitoa
fil
arame
Ader, Draht, Draht, Wanze, Geld überweisen
καλώδιο, κοριός, συρματόπλεγμα, σύρμα, βάζω κοριό, καλωδιώνω, στέλνω, στερεώνω με σύρμα, τηλεγραφώ, τσιτώνω
kalódio, koriós, syrmatóplegma, sýrma, vázo korió, kalodióno, stélno, stereóno me sýrma, tilegrafó, tsitóno
nimissiaq
drót, huzal, bedrótoz
vír
barot
kawat
proovolka
arrivo, cavo, cavo elettrico, cimice, filo, filo elettrico, filo metallico, filo spinato, microspia, traguardo, avere nervi a fior di pelle, collegare tramite cavo, eccitare, elettrificare, fissare con filo metallico, gasare, infilzare, installare impianto elettrico, installare microspie, stendere fili elettrici, telegrafare
kawat
stieple, stieple
viela
Drot
dawai, kawat, wayar, wayar
waea
kawat
bééshtsʼósí
overføre
ledning, tråd
leidning, tråd
kawat
Drot
drut, kabel, kabel, pluskwa, przewód
arame, escuta, fio, grampo
fir, fir, sârmă
uèir, uèir
žȉca, žȉca, жи̏ца, жи̏ца
drôt
žica, žica
alambre, arambre, cable, hilo, cablear
waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya, waya
elkabel, kabel, ledning, målsnöre, taggtrådsstaket, tråd, fästa med ståltråd, skicka, överföra
alambre
niuniu
tel, para havale etmek
sim
sim
dây, dây thép
gwifren, weiren
bitsʼǫǫs
tel
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