English [ edit ] A bus shelter in Reykjavík, Iceland Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English sheltron sheldtrume ( “ roof or wall formed by locked shields ” ) , from Old English sċildtruma sċyldtruma ( “ a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter ” , literally “ shield-troop ” ) , from sċyld sċield ( “ shield ” ) + truma ( “ a troop of soldiers ” ) . Cognate with Scots schilthrum schiltrum shield Old English trymman ( “ to strengthen ” ) , from trum ( “ strong, firm ” ) at trim
Pronunciation [ edit ] shelter (plural shelters
A refuge , haven or other cover or protection from something.
1928 , Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled! [1] The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.
An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people , battered women , etc. Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] a refuge or other protection
Albanian: strehë (sq) f
Arabic: مَلَاذ m ( malāḏ )
Armenian: ապաստան (hy) ( apastan )
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: прыту́лак m ( prytúlak ) , прыста́нішча n ( prystánišča ) , прыста́нак m ( prystának ) , укры́цце n ( ukrýccje ) , укрыццё n ( ukryccjó )
Bengali: আশ্রয় (bn) ( asroẏ ) , পানা (bn) ( pana )
Bulgarian: убе́жище (bg) n ( ubéžište )
Burmese: အရိပ်အာဝါသ (my) ( a.rip-awasa. )
Catalan: aixopluc (ca) , recer (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 棲身之地 ／ 栖身之地 ( qīshēn zhīdì ) , 住處 ／ 住处 (zh) ( zhùchù ) , 庇護 ／ 庇护 (zh) ( bìhù ) , 掩蔽 (zh) ( yǎnbì )
Czech: útočiště (cs) n
Dutch: onderdak (nl) n toevluchtsoord (nl) n hokje (nl) n schuilplaats (nl) c
Egyptian: (kꜣp njꜣj
Esperanto: ŝirmo
Estonian: peavari
Finnish: suojapaikka turvapaikka (fi) , suoja (fi)
French: abri (fr) , refuge (fr) m
Georgian: თავშესაფარი ( tavšesapari ) , ნავსაყუდელი ( navsaq̇udeli ) , სავანე ( savane )
German: Zuflucht (de) f Obdach (de) n Zufluchtsort (de) m Schutzraum (de) m
Greek: καταφύγιο (el) n ( katafýgio )
Ancient: σκέπη f ( sképē )
Hebrew: מִקְלָט (he) m ( miklát )
Hindi: शरण (hi) f ( śaraṇ ) , पनाह (hi) f ( panāh )
Hungarian: ( abstractly ) menedék (hu) , védelem (hu) , oltalom (hu) , ( as a place ) menedékhely (hu) , óvóhely (hu) , menedékház (hu) , búvóhely (hu) , ( bus etc. stop ) fedett váró /megálló
Icelandic: skjól n athvarf (is) n
Ingrian: varjo
Irish: foscadh m
Italian: rifugio (it) m riparo (it) m
Japanese: 避難所 ( ひなんじょ, hinanjo )
Kabuverdianu: gazadju
Khmer: ជំរក ( cumrɔɔk )
Korean: 피난처(避難處) (ko) ( pinancheo )
Ladin: sosta f
Lao: ທັບ ( thap ) , ນິດໃສ ( nit sai ) , ສາທະນະ ( sā tha na ) , ສ້ອງ ( sǭng )
Latin: tegmen n suffugium n tūtum n
Latvian: pajumte f patversme f
Lithuanian: pastogė f
Macedonian: засолниште n ( zasolnište )
Malayalam: ഷെൽറ്റർ ( ṣelṟṟaṟ ) , അഭയസ്ഥാനം ( abhayasthānaṃ )
Maori: tūrutu pātūtū tāwharau māhauhau ( temporary )
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Nepali: आवास (ne) ( āvās ) , शरण ( śaraṇ )
Norwegian: ly
Plautdietsch: Schulinj f
Polish: schronienie (pl) n schronisko (pl) n przytułek (pl) m
Portuguese: refúgio (pt) , abrigo (pt) m amparo (pt) , asilo (pt)
Romanian: adăpost (ro) n
Russian: убе́жище (ru) n ( ubéžišče ) , укры́тие (ru) n ( ukrýtije ) , прию́т (ru) m ( prijút ) , прибе́жище (ru) n ( pribéžišče ) , приста́нище (ru) n ( pristánišče ) , укры́тие (ru) n ( ukrýtije )
Sanskrit: शरण (sa) n ( śaraṇa )
Scottish Gaelic: dìon m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: у̀точӣште n
Roman: ùtočīšte (sh) n
Slovak: útočisko n
Slovene: zaklonišče n
Spanish: refugio (es) m abrigo (es) , amparo (es) , asilo (es) , abrigadero (es)
Swedish: skydd (sv) n
Thai: ที่หลบภัย อาวรณ์ (th) ( aa-wɔɔn ) , ร่มไม้ชายคา ที่พักอาศัย
Turkish: sığınak (tr) , barınak (tr)
Ukrainian: приту́лок (uk) m ( prytúlok ) , укриття́ n ( ukryttjá )
Urdu: شرن f ( śaraṇ )
Vietnamese: chỗ che chỗ ẩn chỗ núp
Welsh: cysgod (cy) , lloches
shelter (third-person singular simple present shelters present participle sheltering simple past and past participle sheltered
shelter-in-place ( transitive ) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
1663 , John Dryden , Epistle to Dr. Charleton :Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head.
1829 , Robert Southey , Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society :You have no convents [ …] in which such persons may be received and sheltered .
( intransitive ) To take cover .
During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree. Translations [ edit ] transitive, to provide cover
Azerbaijani: sığındırmaq daldalamaq
Bulgarian: подслоня́вам (bg) impf ( podslonjávam ) , подслоня́ pf ( podslonjá )
Catalan: aixoplugar (ca)
Esperanto: ŝirmi
Finnish: suojata (fi)
French: abriter (fr)
Georgian: შეფარება ( šepareba )
Greek: προστατεύω (el) ( prostatévo ) , προσφέρω καταφύγιο ( prosféro katafýgio )
Hindi: पनाह देना ( panāh denā ) , शरण देना ( śaraṇ denā )
Hungarian: menedéket nyújt véd (hu) , megvéd (hu) , oltalmaz (hu)
Ingrian: varjota varjostaa
Italian: dare rifugio
Korean: 감싸다 (ko) ( gamssada )
Maori: tāwharau whakaruru whakamarumaru whakamauru whakaruruhau whakamaru whakahau
Middle English: warysshen
Portuguese: proteger (pt) , refugiar
Russian: приюти́ть (ru) pf ( prijutítʹ ) , укрыва́ть (ru) impf ( ukryvátʹ ) , укры́ть (ru) pf ( ukrýtʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: dìon
Spanish: cobijar (es) , albergar (es) , guarecer (es)
Swedish: skydda (sv)
Turkish: sığındırmak
Vietnamese: che chở (vi) , che (vi) , bảo vệ (vi)
intransitive, to take cover
Azerbaijani: sığınmaq daldalanmaq pənah aparmaq pənah gətirmək
Bulgarian: подслоня́вам се (bg) impf ( podslonjávam se ) , подслоня́ се pf ( podslonjá se )
Catalan: aixoplugar-se (ca)
Finnish: suojautua (fi)
French: s'abriter (fr)
Hungarian: menedéket/-re talál /lel behúzódik (hu)
Italian: rifugiarsi (it) , ripararsi (it)
Korean: 피하다 (ko) ( pihada )
Ladin: ji a sosta
Maori: ruru tāwharau
Portuguese: proteger -se refugiar -se
Russian: укрыва́ться (ru) impf ( ukryvátʹsja ) , укры́ться (ru) pf ( ukrýtʹsja )
Spanish: refugiarse (es) , guarecerse (es)
Vietnamese: trú ẩn (vi) , trú (vi) , ẩn (vi) , núp (vi) , nấp (vi) , trốn (vi)
ǃXóõ: ǀgâa
Translations to be checked
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