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café

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˌkæˈfeɪ

Definitions

  1. Acronym of Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
  2. A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
  3. A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
    South-Africa
  4. A small restaurant of any genre.
  5. corporate average fuel economy
  6. A restaurant serving coffee and other beverages along with baked goods or light meals.
  7. a (usually small) shop where meals and (non-alcoholic) drinks are served. kafee مَقْهى، مَطْعَم صَغير кафене café kavárna das Cafe kaffebar; café εστιατόριο-καφέ café kohvik کافه؛ بار kahvila café-restaurant בֵּית קָפֶה काफी ग्रह, जलपान ग्रह kavana étterem kedai kaffihús caffè, bar, piccolo ristorante 軽食堂 카페 kavinė kafejnīca kedai kopi eethuisjekawiarnia رستوران، کافی café cafe­nea кафе kaviareň restavracija kafić kafé ร้านอาหารเล็ก ๆ ที่ขายเครื่องดื่มและขนม kafe 咖啡館 кав'ярня کھانے کی چھوٹی د...
  8. a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments
  9. South African a corner shop or grocer
  10. a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
  11. a restaurant, usu. small and unpretentious.
  12. a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub.
  13. 'café'A café /'kæfeɪ/ is a place where you can buy drinks and simple meals or snacks. In Britain, cafés often don't sell alcoholic drinks. Café is sometimes spelled cafe.Is there an internet café near here?
  14. 'coffee'Coffee /'kɒfi/ is a hot drink.Would you like a cup of coffee?

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan dilikafeqəhvəxana
Беларускаякавя́рнякафэ
Българскикафекафене́
বাংলাহোটেল
Češtinakavárna
Esperantokafejo
Eestikohvik
Suomikahvila
Gaeilgecaife
עבריתבית קפה
Bahasa Indonesiakafewarung kopi
Íslenskakaffihús
ភាសាខ្មែរហាងកាហ្វេ
Kurdîbarkafê
ລາວກາເຟ
Lietuviųkavinė
Latviešukafejnīca
Македонскикафанакафуле
Bahasa Melayukafekedai kopi
Nederlandscafékoffiehuis
پښتوخوړنځی
Portuguêscafécafeteria
Românăcafenea
Slovenčinakaviareň
Slovenščinakavarna
Svenskacafékafé
Kiswahilimkahawa
Тоҷикӣқаҳвахона
Tagalogkapihan
ئۇيغۇرچەقەھۋەخانا
Українськакав'я́рнякафе
اردوہوٹل
O'zbekchaqahvaxona
Tiếng Việtquán cà phê

Examples

Many customers who head straight to the bar at cafes, where espressos are cheaper than table service, are blue-collar workers, he said, in search of a quick, inexpensive caffeine hit.”

CEFR level

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