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Meaning of Furrow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfʌɹoʊ

Definitions

  1. Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal.
  2. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
  3. A surname.
  4. A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.

Equivalents

Afrikaans voor
العربية الشّقّ تلم ثلم مسلك
Azərbaycanca qırış
Беларуская баразна
Български бразда бръчка
Bosanski brazda brazde vaga бразда
Català arrufar solc solcar
Čeština brázda sníženina
Cymraeg rhych
Deutsch Furche
Esperanto sulkiĝi sulko
Eesti vagu
فارسی شیار
Français froncer ride rigole sillon sillonner
Gaeilge clais
Gàidhlig clais
Galego arregar asucar engurra rego sucar suco
עברית תלם
Hrvatski brazda brazde vaga бразда
Magyar barázda
Հայերեն ակոս
Bahasa Indonesia galur runut
Italiano ruga solco
日本語
ქართული კვალი
한국어 고랑 밭고랑 이랑
Kurdî awa awa
Latina sulcus
Lëtzebuergesch Fuer
ລາວ ຮ້ອງ
Lietuvių vaga
Te Reo Māori awa
Македонски бразда брчка
Bahasa Melayu alur kerut
မြန်မာဘာသာ ထွန်ကြောင်း
Nederlands doorploegen fronsen groef voor vore
Português franzir rego ruga sulcar sulco
Română brazda rid
Slovenčina brázda
Slovenščina brazda
Shqip brazdë hulli rrudh rrudhë
Српски brazda brazde vaga бразда
Svenska fara rynka
ไทย รอง
Українська борозна жолоб
Tiếng Việt lượng rảnh

Examples

“Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.”
“The family feeling was intensified as we stopped to speak to mothers in the cottage gardens, or waved to distant tractors turning over chocolate-brown furrows and driven by 'my dad' or 'my Uncle Bob'.”
“When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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