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Meaning of Cesspool | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɛsˌpuːl

Definitions

  1. An underground pit where sewage is held.
  2. A filthy place.
    broadly

Equivalents

العربية البالوعة بِئْر تَسْرِيب بالوعة بَيَّارَة صَرْف
Čeština žumpa
Deutsch Abfallgrube Güllegrube Jauchegrube Jauchengrube Odelgrube Senkgrube Sumpf
Ελληνικά βόθρος καταβόθρα
Español cloaca pozo ciego pozo negro
Suomi laava likakaivo likavesikaivo likaviemäri
Français cloaque fosse fosse d’aisance porcherie
Gàidhlig poll-caca
Italiano cesso alla turca fogna fossa biologica pozzo nero
日本語 おすいだめ こえだめ
Kurdî mezbele
Nederlands beerput
Polski szambo
Português chiqueiro fossa
Русский выгребна́я я́ма клоака сто́чный коло́дец
Slovenčina žumpa
Svenska dypöl kloak träsk
Türkçe bok çukuru mezbele

Examples

“Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.”

CEFR level

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

cesstibtantite cest cesta Cestar Cestare Cestaro

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