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Meaning of Aida | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Aida cloth.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Initialism of Asteroid Impact & Deflection Mission.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. Initialism of attention, interest, desire, action.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  4. A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.

Equivalents

العربية عايدة
Español Aída
Français aida
Հայերեն Աիդա
Italiano Aida
Português Aída
Русский аида

Examples

“Use a size 24 needle for most aidas, and a size 26 for evenweaves and linens.”
“The benefit however of stitching on a higher count aida is that the overall project will be smaller, and you can fit in a greater level of detail.”
“Each of the projects in this book use 14 count aida, which means there are fourteen squares (or stitches) per inch of fabric.”
“Her name was Aida, like the opera, and I said I’d heard it meant happy in Italian. More laughter. Oh, I always live up to it.”

CEFR level

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