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Meaning of robot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈrʊə̯.bɔt

Definitions

  1. traffic light
  2. Equivalent to 'robot': A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.

Equivalents

Bosanski robot
English robot
Hrvatski robot
Kurdî robot
Српски robot

Examples

“1997, Riana Scheepers, Dogters van Afrika. Verhale oor Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue, Tafelberg (publ.). As die robotte na groen oorslaan, brul hulle en storm vorentoe.”

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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