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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

Български кору́ба
Bosanski štit
Català closca clotxa
Čeština karapax krunýř štít
Deutsch Carapax Panzer Rückenpanzer Rückenschild Schale
Ελληνικά καύκαλο κέλυφος
Esperanto karapaco
Español caparazón carapacho
Suomi kilpi panssari selkäkilpi selkäpanssari
Français carapace carapace carapacé
Gaeilge casóg
Galego cónchega
Hrvatski štit
Íslenska skel
Italiano carapace esoscheletro
日本語 甲 甲羅
한국어 갑각
Latina celtium
Bahasa Melayu karapas کاراڤس
Nederlands carapax Schild
Polski karapaks puklerz skorupa
Português carapaça
Română carapace
Русский карапакс панцирь щит щиток
Српски štit
ไทย กระดอง
Türkçe kabuk
Tiếng Việt giáp mai

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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See also

carapato Carapia Carapicuíba carapid carapo Carapooee

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