Meaning of fountain of youth | Babel Free
Definitions
- A legendary spring of water with the magical property of restoring youth and health to those who bathe or drink from it.
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Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance. idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
Jungbrunnen
Español
fuente de la juventud
Français
fontaine de jouvence
Italiano
fonte della giovinezza
日本語
若返りの泉
Português
fonte da juventude
Русский
исто́чник мо́лодости
Svenska
ungdomens källa
Examples
“Just watching the advertisement, you'd think the face cream was a fountain of youth.”
“Who has not known some even-tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth?”
“Injections of hGH have become increasingly popular as a virtual “rejuvenator” or “fountain of youth.””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.