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Meaning of Crude | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

kɹuːd

Definitions

Any substance in its natural state.
countable, uncountable
Ellipsis of crude oil.
abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أقض الخامّ

Български груб прост суров

Bosanski grob grof груб прост суров

Català cru groller

Čeština evidentní jasný neomalený prostý zřejmý

Dansk grov rå skammelig

Deutsch derb einfach gestrickt grob grob gezimmert krass krude nackt pur roh Rohstoff schlicht

Ελληνικά αδρός ακατέργαστος ανεπεξέργαστος άξεστος αργός χονδροειδής

Esperanto kruda

Español crudo en bruto rudimentario

فارسی خام

Suomi kärkeä yksinkertainen

Français Brut cru crude vulgaire

Gaeilge tútach

हिन्दी बर्बरता सड़कछाप

Hrvatski grob grof груб прост суров

Magyar durva faragatlan kezdetleges nyers

Italiano crude crudo greggio grezzo ovvio raffazzonato rustico semplice volgare

Kurdî derb grov ra ra Ra

Latina crudus

Македонски груб јавен необработен неприкриен прост суров

Nederlands grof naakt onafgewerkt onbewerkt ongeraffineerd primitief rudimentair ruw smakeloos vulgair

Polski nieokrzesany prymitywny surowy

Português bruto cru crude rústico

Русский грубый необрабо́танный неприкры́тый примитивный простенький простой сырой явный

Српски grob grof груб прост суров

Svenska enkel grov oborstad oförblommerad ohöljd plump rå

తెలుగు నాటు ముడి

Tiếng Việt thổ 樸

Examples

“The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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