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robot

[ˈrʊə̯.bɔt]

noun

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. robot
  2. traffic light
  3. In South African Afrikaans, this refers to a traffic light used to control vehicles at an intersection. It can also refer to a machine capable of carrying out complex actions automatically.
Examples

As die robotte na groen oorslaan, brul hulle en storm vorentoe.

When the traffic lights switch to green, they roar and storm forward.

Pronunciationˈrʊə̯.bɔt

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn South Africa, the word 'robot' is the standard term for a traffic light.

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robot in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.