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Meaning of carapace | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈkæ.ɹəˌpeɪs/

Definitions

  1. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
  2. That which protects.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Čeština karapax krunýř štít
Ελληνικά καύκαλο κέλυφος
Français carapace
日本語 甲羅
한국어 갑각
Nederlands carapax Schild
Polski karapaks
Português carapaça
ไทย กระดอง
Türkçe kabuk

Examples

“So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart.”
“This is all a massive failure of science to pierce the carapace of public ignorance.”

CEFR level

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

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