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Meaning of carnestoltesc | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR C1
[kər.nəs.tulˈtɛsk]

Definitions

  1. carnival
    relational
  2. carnivalesque
    figuratively

Examples

“cançons carnestoltesques”

carnival songs

“Terrassa té una gran tradició carnestoltesca.”

Terrassa has a big carnival tradition.

“Els pecadors endrapen i s'escarxofen i, tard o d'hora, rebenten, reminiscència del món carnestoltesc de Rabelais i de tants altres escriptors del Renaixement[.]”

The sinners gobbled and stretched out and, sooner or later, became expansive, bringing to mind the carnivalesque world of Rabelais and of so many other Renaissance writers[.]

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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