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Meaning of blue whale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in color and the largest known living animal.

Equivalents

Afrikaans blouwalvis

Català balena blava rorqual blau

Čeština plejtvák obrovský

Dansk blåhval

Deutsch Blauwal

Ελληνικά γαλάζια φάλαινα

Esperanto blua baleno

Español ballena azul rorcual azul

Suomi sinivalas

Français baleine bleue rorqual bleu rorqual de Sibbald

Magyar kék bálna óriás bálna

Íslenska steypireyður

Italiano balenottera azzurra

日本語白長須鯨

한국어 대왕고래

മലയാളം നീലത്തിമിംഗിലം

Bahasa Melayu paus biru

Nederlands blauwe vinvis

Polski płetwal błękitny

Português baleia-azul

Română balenă albastră

Русский блюва́л голубо́й кит голубо́й полоса́тик синий кит си́ний полоса́тик

Svenska blåval

Kiswahili nyangumi buluu

ไทย วาฬสีน้ำเงิน

Examples

“But there are a rabble of uncertain, fugitive half-fabulous whales, which as an American whaleman, I know by reputation, but not personally....the Iceberg whale; the Quog Whale; the Blue Whale. But I omit them as altogether obsolete and can hardly help suspecting them for mere sounds full of leviathanism, but signifying nothing.”

CEFR level

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

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