Meaning of кульгаць | Babel Free
[kulʲˈɣat͡sʲ]Definitions
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to be lame, to hobble, to limp intransitive
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to be bad at, to lame, limp in (in a subject) colloquial, intransitive
Equivalents
English
Limp
Examples
“стары кульгаў, і ніхто з унукаў не прыйшоў яму дапамагчы”
the old man was limping, and none of his grandchildren came to help him
“Silver hobbled, grunting, on his crutch;”
Silver hobbled bouncily on his crutch.
“"You remember what I told you I had been, and where I came from, ragged and lame, with the fierce wind and weather beating on my head?"”
“His left arm was in a sling, and he wore a large green patch over his left eye; he limped slightly, and used an oaken staff as a support.”
His left arm was in a sling, and he wore a large green patch over his left eye. The ruffian limped slightly, and used an oaken staff as a support.
“Я кульгаю ў матэматыцы.”
I limp in math.
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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