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dragoman

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.

historical

Equivalents

13 more languages
العربيةترجمان
Češtinadragoman
Ελληνικάδραγουμάνος
فارسیترگمان
ქართულითარჯიმანი
Kurdîtercuman
Latinainterpres
Latviešugids
Polskidragoman
Русскийдрагоман
Türkçetercüman

Examples

Engaging William Prime's (q.v.) dragoman, he visits the bazaars, mosques, and Pyramids before sailing in the dahabeeya Rip Van Winkle up the Nile.”
“Dragomans altered the pasha's language to put it in a form best suited to performing the act that the principal intended. […] Far from beingfree’, the dragomans' reformulation of the words of the source expressed subservience to their principal's intention.”

CEFR level

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