Discharging

/dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Releasing or letting something out, or performing a duty or responsibility.

Etymology

From Old French 'deschargier' (de- + charger, 'to load'). Originally meant removing a load from a ship; evolved to mean releasing anything that's being contained.

Kelly Says

A ship 'discharges' its cargo by removing the load—and your body 'discharges' waste the same way! The word comes from naval history, but we use it for everything from electricity to responsibilities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማነሳት (manisat)
ma-ni-sat
ARالعربية
مُفرِغ (mufriğ)
mu-frigh
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎ নিষ্ক্রান্ত (bidyot nishkranto)
bi-dot ni-shkran-to
CACatalà
descarregant
des-kar-re-gant
CSČeština
vybíjení
vy-bee-je-ni
DADansk
aflader
af-la-der
DEDeutsch
entladen
ent-lah-den
ELΕλληνικά
αποφόρτωση (apophortosis)
a-po-for-to-sis
ESEspañol
descargando
des-kar-gan-doh
FAفارسی
خارج کردن (kharj kardane)
khar-j kar-da-ne
FISuomi
purkautuu
pur-kau-tuu
FRFrançais
déchargeant
de-char-zhan
GUGU
વિદ્યુત છોડવું (vidyut chodovun)
vi-dyut cho-do-vun
HAHA
tashigwa
ta-shi-gwa
HEעברית
מעביר חשמל (me'iver chashmal)
me-e-ver cha-shmal
HIहिन्दी
निर्वहन (nirvhan)
nir-va-han
HUMagyar
kiszerelés
kis-ze-re-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengisi
men-ghi-si
IGIG
ịgba ọkụ
ig-ba ok-u
ITItaliano
scaricando
skar-i-kan-doh
JA日本語
放電中 (ほうでんちゅう)
hou-den-chu
KKKK
жабу
ja-bu
KMKM
បានផ្ដាច់ (baan pdaach)
baan p-daach
KO한국어
방전 중 (방전중)
bang-jeon jung
MRMR
विद्युत निर्वहन (vidyut nirvhan)
vi-dyut nir-va-han
MSBahasa Melayu
melepaskan elektrik
me-le-pas-kan el-ek-trik
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် ထုတ်ပေး (lyi-phet-sit htoke-pe)
li-phet-sit thoke-pe
NLNederlands
ontladen
ont-la-den
NONorsk
utlading
ut-la-ding
PAPA
ਬਿਜਲੀ ਛੋਡਣਾ (bijlee chhodan)
bi-jlee cho-dan
PLPolski
rozładowujący
roz-ład-o-wujący
PTPortuguês
descarregando
des-kar-re-gan-doh
RORomână
descărcarea
des-char-ca-rea
RUРусский
разряжающийся
razryazhaiuschiysya
SVSvenska
avladdar
av-lad-dar
SWKiswahili
kutoka umeme
ku-to-ka u-me-me
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க (kuṟaiikka)
ku-rai-ikka
TEతెలుగు
విద్యుత్తు విడువడం (vidyutthu viduvadamu)
vi-dyut-thu vi-du-va-dam
THไทย
กำลังปลดปล่อยไฟฟ้า (gam-lang-plot-ploy-fai-fa)
gam-lang-plot-ploy-fai-fa
TLTL
pagsasakay
pagsa-sa-kay
TRTürkçe
deşarj eden
de-shar-ye-den
UKУкраїнська
розряджається
rozryadzha-yetsya
URاردو
چارجنگ (charjing)
char-jing
VITiếng Việt
đang xả điện
dang xa dien
YOYO
ṣeṣe ẹlẹktrìkì
she-she e-le-k-tri-ki
ZH中文
放电 (fàng diàn)
fang dian
ZUZU
ukuswa i-electricity
u-kus-wa i-e-lec-tri-ci-ty

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