Definition
A major political scandal in the 1970s involving U.S. President Richard Nixon that led to his resignation due to illegal activities and cover-ups.
Etymology
Named after the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. where the scandal originated. The -gate suffix became such a permanent fixture in English that it now means any scandal, as seen in 'Climategate,' 'Deflategate,' etc.
Kelly Says
Watergate literally changed how America works—it established that even presidents are subject to the law. The -gate suffix became so iconic that every scandal since the 1970s gets 'gate' appended to it, making Watergate one of the few events that permanently altered English vocabulary!
Translations
ARالعربية
باب الماء
bāb al.māʾ
BNবাংলা
জলদ্বার
dʒɔl.dwaɾ
CACatalà
porta d'aigua
pɔr.tɑ dəˈa.i.ɡwə
CSČeština
vodní brána
vɔd.niː bra.na
DADansk
vandport
vanˀ.pɔrt
DEDeutsch
Wasserportal
vasɐ.poʁ.tal
ELΕλληνικά
υδάτινη πύλη
i.ða.ti.ni pi.li
ESEspañol
puerta de agua
pweɾ.ta ðe ˈa.ɣwa
FAفارسی
درگاه آب
dar.ɡāh āb
FISuomi
vesiportti
vesi.port.ti
FRFrançais
porte d'eau
pɔʁt dø
HAHA
kofar ruwa
ko.far ru.wa
HEעברית
שער מים
shaʿar mayim
HIहिन्दी
जल द्वार
jal dwaar
HUMagyar
vízkapu
viːz.kɒ.pu
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerbang air
ɡər.baŋ air
IGIG
ụzọ mmiri
u.zo mmɪ.ɾi
ITItaliano
porta d'acqua
pɔr.ta dak.kwa
KKKK
су қақпасы
su qa.qpa.sy
MRMR
पाण्याचा दरवाजा
pā.ɲ.yaː.tʃa dar.wa.dʒa
MSBahasa Melayu
pintu air
pin.tu air
MYမြန်မာ
ရေတံခါး
jè daɰ̃ kʰa
NLNederlands
waterpoort
ʋaː.tər.pɔrt
NONorsk
vannport
vanː.pɔrt
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ
pā.ɲi da dar.wa.dʒa
PLPolski
wrota wodne
vrotɐ ˈvɔd.nɛ
PTPortuguês
porta de água
pɔʁ.tɐ dɨ ˈa.ɡwɐ
RORomână
poartă de apă
po.ar.tə de a.pə
RUРусский
водяная дверь
vadʹjanaja dvʲerʹ
SVSvenska
vattenport
va.tɛn.pɔrt
SWKiswahili
mlango wa maji
m.laŋ.go wa ma.ji
TAதமிழ்
நீர்வாயில்
nīr.vāyil
TEతెలుగు
నీటి ద్వారం
nī.ṭi dwa.raṁ
THไทย
ประตูน้ำ
pra.tuː nam
TLTL
tarangkahan ng tubig
ta.rang.kah.an ng tu.big
TRTürkçe
su kapısı
su ka.pɯ.sɯ
UKУкраїнська
водяна брама
vɔdʹjanɐ bra.ma
URاردو
پانی کا دروازہ
pā.nī kā dar.wā.zah
VITiếng Việt
cửa nước
ku.a nɨk˧˧
YOYO
ìṣọ̀ọ̀ omi
i.ʃo.o o.mi
ZUZU
ingxenye yamanzi
iŋ.ɡɛn.je ja.ma.nzi