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See also: Cd, cD, cd, .cd, C.D., and C&D

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

CD

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1997.
    Synonyms: COD (alpha-3 1997–present), ZR (1974–1997, as Zaire)
  2. (IUCN Red List, obsolete) Abbreviation of Conservation Dependent

Etymology 2

Noun

CD

  1. corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps (collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body)
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English

Etymology

Abbreviation of various terms and phrases.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD (countable and uncountable, plural CDs)

  1. Initialism of compact disc.
    I misplaced the software installation CD.
    • 1980 April 13, Allan Kozinn, “The Future is Digital”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Called Compact Discs (CD for short) and expected to enter the market by 1983, they play an hour per side and are virtually indestructible.
    1. (metonymic, dated) An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
      Mariah Carey's new CD has some R'n'B influences.
  2. (diplomacy, now rare) Initialism of corps diplomatique, the diplomatic corps of a particular country.
    • 1955, Graham Greene, The Quiet American:
      Along the route to Tanyin flowed a fast stream of staff and C.D. cars.
    • 1978, Kingsley Amis, Jake's Thing, Vintage, published 2007, page 8:
      Jake lengthened his stride and crossed the road in front of a double-parked car, large, black and with CD plates.
  3. (finance) Abbreviation of certificate of deposit.
    • 2023 April 21, Ann Carrns, “Rates on C.D.s Are Soaring, but the High Rates May Not Last”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Banks may offer premium rates on C.D.s to attract deposits, but once they get those deposits, they end the offers.
  4. (business) Initialism of creative director, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency).
  5. (business) Initialism of corporate design, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI.
  6. (networking) Initialism of collision detection.
  7. (nautical) Initialism of chart datum.
  8. Initialism of cross-dresser.
  9. Initialism of cross-dressing.
  10. (physical chemistry, quantum mechanics) Initialism of circular dichroism.
  11. (immunology, biochemistry) Initialism of cluster of differentiation.
  12. (video games) Abbreviation of cooldown.
  13. (UK, law) Initialism of controlled drug.
  14. (medicine) Abbreviation of Crohn's disease.
  15. (software engineering) Initialism of continuous delivery/deployment.
    Coordinate term: CI

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

CD (third-person singular simple present CDs, present participle CDing, simple past and past participle CDed)

  1. Initialism of cross-dress.
    • 1993 January 5, Tierney Dhewitrei, “about me, is it familiar?”, in alt.transgendered (Usenet):
      By now I did not feel right without a bra and panties whenever I CD'ed.

Anagrams

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Catalan

Noun

CD m (plural CDs)

  1. CD, compact disc
    Synonym: disc compacte

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English CD.

Noun

CD

  1. CD, compact disk (Classifier: 張／张 m c; 隻／只 c)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of English cross-dresser.

Pronunciation

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Noun

CD

  1. (Internet slang) cross-dresser
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Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Noun

CD f (plural CD)

  1. (Luserna) CD (compact disc)

References

Finnish

Etymology

English CD

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːˌdeː/, [ˈs̠e̞ːˌde̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

CD

  1. CD, compact disc

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

  • “CD”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

Noun

CD m (invariable)

  1. CD (compact disk)

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD f (genitive CD, plural CDs or CD or (proscribed) CD's)

  1. CD (compact disc)

Declension

Declension of CD [feminine]
More information singular, plural ...

1Nonstandard, proscribed.

Further reading

  • “CD” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD (plural CD-k)

  1. CD (compact disc)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information possessor, single possession ...

Derived terms

Compound words

Further reading

  • CD, redirecting to cédé in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Irish

Etymology

Initialism of ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”), but simultaneously a borrowing from English CD.

Noun

CD m

  1. CD, compact disc

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD m

  1. CD, compact disc
    Synonym: (rare) disco compatto

Japanese

 CD (曖昧さ回避) on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD(シーディー) • (shīdī) 

  1. abbreviation of コンパクトディスク (konpakuto disuku, “compact disc”); a CD
    それはヘビメタのＣ(シー)Ｄ(ディー)です。
    Sore wa hebimeta no shīdī desu.
    That is a heavy metal CD.
  2. abbreviation of キャッシュディスペンサー (kyasshu disupensā, “cash dispenser”); an ATM, cash machine
    コンビニのＣ(シー)Ｄ(ディー)からお金(かね)を引(ひ)き出(だ)しました。
    Konbini no shīdī kara o-kane o hikidashimashita.
    I withdrew money from an ATM at a convenience store.

See also

Mòcheno

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Noun

CD f (plural CD)

  1. CD (compact disc)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English CD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːˈdeː/
  • (Standard Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈsêːˈděː]

Noun

CD m (definite singular CD-en, indefinite plural CD-er, definite plural CD-ene)

  1. a CD (compact disc)

Synonyms

  • kompaktplate

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English CD.

Noun

CD m (definite singular CD-en, indefinite plural CD-ar, definite plural CD-ane)

  1. a CD (compact disc)

Synonyms

  • kompaktplate

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

  • cd (less common)

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English CD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈdi/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: C‧D

Noun

CD m inan or n or f (indeclinable)

  1. (computing, music) CD, compact disc
    Synonyms: kompakt, płyta kompaktowa

Noun

CD m inan or n (indeclinable)

  1. (computing, music) CD player

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French CD, corps diplomatique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛˈdɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: C‧D

Noun

CD m inan or n (indeclinable)

  1. (diplomacy) CD, corps diplomatique

Further reading

  • CD in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • CD in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from English CD.

Noun

CD m (plural CDs)

  1. CD (compact-disc: a type optical data storage disc)

Etymology 2

Noun

CD f (plural CDs)

  1. initialism of crossdresser
    • 2021 April 8, Beatriz Bastos, Bia Mathieu, Carolina Dantas, Carol Dia, Stéfane Souto, Luana Souza, Joice Araújo, Sara Mariano, Sofia, Controversas: Perspectivas de Mulheres em Cultura e Sociedade‎, Pinaúna Editora, →ISBN:
      Certo dia, eu li que meninos que se vestiam de meninas sem ter como objetivo a cena, eram chamados de crossdressing e a sigla utilizada era CD. Estava aí, então, a pista para o nome com o qual eu me identificaria em salas de bate papo, Lili CDzinha, uma alusão à personagem Lili Bolero, interpretada pela saudosa atriz Consuelo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
  • CDzinha

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD n (plural CD-uri)

  1. CD, compact disc

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD m (plural CDs or CD)

  1. CD (compact disc)
    Synonyms: disco compacto, compacto

Further reading

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD, according to SO attested since the mid-1980s.

Noun

CD c

  1. A CD (compact disc).
    Synonym: CD-skiva
  2. indefinite plural of CD
    Synonym: CD:ar

Usage notes

  • The term CD in Swedish can be declined in two ways, possibly due to its status as a loanword. Both declensions are generally considered acceptable, although specific style guides may dictate otherwise.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information nominative, genitive ...

References

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

Noun

CD (definite accusative CD'yi, plural CD'ler)

  1. CD, compact disc

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • CD çalar
  • CD kutusu

Welsh

Etymology

Initialism of crynoddisg (“compact disc”), but simultaneously a borrowing from English CD.

Noun

CD m

  1. CD, compact disc

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