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Meaning of caffè | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kæˈfeɪ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of caffè (“Italian café”).
    alt-of, alternative
  2. An Italian café.

Equivalents

Français caffé
Italiano caffè

Examples

“He then relaxes over an espresso in a caffè, and resumes.”
“In caffès you should pay first at la cassa and then take your ticket (lo scontrino) to the bar, […]”
“[…]; other days she waited on tables in the caffè in Piazza Laconda.”
“Civita Vecchia is a clean looking and thriving town, though the unworthy descendants of the conquerors of the world are too much given to card playing in caffés.”
“Here, in a caffé, amongst a number of persons, sat a handsome-looking, hazel-eyed derwish, […]”
“[…]: leaflets are being distributed in caffés, and attempts have been made to incite workers in out streets!”
“I sat alone in the caffé and enjoyed my Negroni while surveying the interior of the caffé and its blue marine motif […]”
“Please use the umbrella stand in caffes.”
“While they, too, share the camaraderie of life in the caffe and the piazza, […]”
“Unfortunately, the common speech of Epirus is somewhat beyond me, but on board ship, in caffes, and wherever it is possible to overhear the talk of the people, […]”

CEFR level

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