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obelisk
Wordnet A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
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Danish
obelisk
slank og firkantet støtte med spids foroven, udhugget af én sten.
"Obelisken var oprindeligt guden Ras kultsymbol."
French
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Miranda Joubioux Monument de pierre à section quadrangulaire terminé par un pyramidion.
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Miranda Joubioux (src: http://www.geocities.com/amuns_temple/francais/glossaire.htm) "Washington Monument - Obélisque (169 m) de marbre est un monument commémoratif dédié à George Washington, le père de la nation américaine."
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Miranda Joubioux (src: http://www.voyage-magazine.com) Italian
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Chiara Righele pilastro monolitico a pianta quadrata, che va restringendosi verso l'estremità superiore, collocato a scopo celebrativo od ornamentale
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Chiara Righele (src: Garzanti)
Romanian
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Romanian Translator OBELÍSC, obeliscuri, s.n. Monument comemorativ de origine egipteană, de forma unui stâlp înalt şi ascuţit la vârf, alcătuit de obicei dintr-un singur bloc de piatră şi acoperit cu inscripţii. ♦ Stâlp sau piesă de lemn, de piatră etc. de forma monumentului descris mai sus, folosit ca element de arhitectură.
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Romanian Translator (src: DEX) "Am facut poze cu marele obelisc de marmura de la intrarea templului"
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Romanian Translator (src: Cristina Hritcu) Armenian
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Karen Sughyan Հին Եգիպտոսում` երեսակված (սովորաբար, քառակուսի հատույթով) և քարե սյան վերնամասում նեղացող ու սրվող բրգաձև գագաթով հուշակառույց
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Karen Sughyan (src: Большой Энциклопедический Словарь, Москва 1991)
Macedonian
камен споменик со правоаголен пресек кој кон врвот завршува со пирамида
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Radoslav Galikj (src: http://www.idividi.com.mk/recnik/index.htm) Portuguese
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Antonio Barros monumento quadrangular agulheado, feito de uma só pedra sobre pedestal.
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Antonio Barros (src: Aurelio B Holanda) "E na chegada ao Rio de Janeiro, os gaúchos prenderam as rédeas dos seus cavalos ao obelisco (Sobre a revolução de 30)"
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Antonio Barros (src: O Globo, 1930) Catalan
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tradym Monument religiós i reial, de base quadrangular, acabat en punta i fet de diferents blocs de pedra o, molt més sovint, monolític, propi de l'Egipte faraònic.
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tradym (src: GREC)
Russian
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