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corvée

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɔːveɪ

Definitions

  1. Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolangariacorvea
Françaiscorvée
DeutschFronFrondienstFrone
22 more languages
العربيةسخرةكوج
Bosanskijovaoperarodi
Catalàjova
Češtinarobota
Ελληνικάαγγαρεία
فارسیبیگارکوچ
Suomitaksvärkki
Galegoangueiraendeita
Hrvatskijovaoperarodi
Magyarjobbágyság
Հայերենկոռ
Bahasa Indonesiakerja paksakerja rodikorverodi
Italianocorvée
Kurdîangaryaopera
Latinaangariaconrogataoperaopera publica
Македонскиангарија
Polskipańszczyznaszarwark
Portuguêsangueiracorvea
Русскийбарщинатягло
Српскиjovaoperarodi
Türkçeangaryaküllük
Українськапа́нщина

CEFR level

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

corver Corvera corvesor corvet Corvette corvette captain

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