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Meaning of Albatross | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs

Definitions

  1. Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
  2. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
  3. A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.
  4. A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

Equivalents

Български албатрос
Català albatros
Čeština albatros
Dansk albatros
Deutsch Albatros
Ελληνικά άλμπατρος
Esperanto albatroso
Español albatros
Français albatros albatross
Gaeilge albatras
Galego albatros
Magyar albatrosz
Հայերեն ալբատրոս
Bahasa Indonesia albatras albatros
Íslenska súlukóngur
Italiano albatro albatros
Kurdî albatros
Te Reo Māori toroa
Nederlands albatros
Português albatroz
Română albatros
Русский альбатрос
Svenska albatross
Tagalog albatros
Türkçe albatros
Українська альбатрос

Examples

“2006 March 13, Richard Lugar, speech to the Brookings Institution, […] energy is the albatross of U.S. national security.”
“Project 2025 could be an albatross for Trump”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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