line
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trait
4 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | French | |
Lexeme | trait | |
Meaning 1 | line | trait fin a fine line |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | trait | trait de caractère character trait |
Reference | CNRTL | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Norwegian | |
Lexeme | trekk | |
Meaning 1 | line | han maler med bløde træk (Henrik Ibsen Efterladte Skrifter I 64) he paints with soft lines |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | trait | hans hjelpsomhet er et forsonende trekk ved ham his helpfulness is his one redeeming feature |
Reference | NAOB | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | черта | |
Meaning 1 | line | тонкая черта a fine line |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | trait | черты характера character traits |
Reference | MAS | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Swedish | |
Lexeme | drag | |
Meaning 1 | line | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | trait | karaktärsdrag character trait |
Reference | SAO | |
Comment |
The meaning 'features (facial)' might have served as the middle link in a chain of shifts formed by these meanings.