Prong Meaning in English

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التعريف

A prong is a thin, pointed part that sticks out from an object, like the teeth of a fork or the metal parts of a plug. It can also refer to a part or branch of something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Prong' is most often used for fork tines, tool tips, or plug pins. In tech or formal writing, it can describe branches of a plan or phases ('three-pronged approach'). Often countable ('two-pronged fork'). Rare in casual speech.

• Spanish: punta (de un tenedor) - diente (de un tenedor/horquilla) - ramal (de un enchufe)
• Portuguese (BR): ponta (de garfo) - dente (de garfo/forquilha) - pino (de plug)
• Portuguese (PT): ponta (de garfo) - dente (de garfo/forquilha) - espiga (de ficha)
• Chinese (Simplified): 叉齿（餐具/工具的尖齿） - 插脚（插头）
• Chinese (Traditional): 叉齒（餐具/工具的尖齒） - 插腳（插頭）
• Hindi: काँटा (फोर्क का दांत) - शाखा (प्लग या योजनाओं की)
• Arabic: سن (شوكة/مقبس كهرباء) - فرع (جزء من خطة)
• Bengali: কাঁটা - শাখা (বিভাগ)
• Russian: зубец - наконечник - ответвление
• Japanese: （フォークなどの）歯 - （コンセントの）端子
• Vietnamese: ngạnh - răng (dụng cụ) - nhánh
• Korean: 갈래 - 촉 - 날
• Turkish: uç - diş (çatalın) - kol (planın)
• Urdu: کانٹا (چنگل یا پلگ کا) - شاخ
• Indonesian: cabang - gigi (garpu) - pin (colokan)

جمل نموذجية

The fork has four prongs.

basic

Be careful not to bend the prongs on the plug.

basic

Each prong of the tool has a different use.

basic

I can't plug it in—the prongs are too wide for this socket.

natural

Modern chargers usually have just two prongs instead of three.

natural

The project took a two-pronged approach to solve the issue.

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