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Habit

English

Noun

  1. an action done on a regular basis.
    It's become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
  2. a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
    It's interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.
  3. a piece of clothing worn uniformally for a specific activity.
    The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!.

Translations

  • Dutch: gewoonte f (1), habijt n (2), uniform (3)
  • Esperanto: kutimo (1), vesto (2, 3)
  • Finnish: tapa (1), kaapu (2, any of similar pieces of clothing), asu (3), kilpailuasu (3)
  • French: habitude f (1)
  • German: Gewohnheit f (1), Kutte (2)
  • Interlingua: habito
  • Italian: abitudine f (1)
  • Korean: 버릇 (beoreut) (1), 습관 [習慣] (seupgwan)
  • Portuguese: hábito m (1)
  • Spanish: costumbre m (1), habito m
  • Volapük: kösömot (1), kösömotaklot (2, 3)



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