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Meaning of Glove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ɡlʌv

Definitions

  1. An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
  2. A baseball mitt.
  3. The ability to catch a hit ball.
    figuratively
  4. A condom.
    slang
  5. A challenge from one to another.
    with-definite-article

Equivalents

Afrikaans handskoen
العربية القفّاز قفاز كف
Azərbaycanca əlcək
Беларуская пальчатка рукаві́ца
Български ръкавица
བོད་སྐད ལག་ཤུབས
Bosanski rukavica rukavice рукавица
Català guant
Čeština rukavice
Cymraeg maneg
Dansk handske
Deutsch Fingerhandschuh Handschuh
Ελληνικά γάντι χειρόκτιο
Esperanto ganto
Español forro gorro guante maniquete (fingerless)
Eesti sõrmik
Euskara eskularru
Suomi hansikas hanska hanskakäsi huppu sormikas
Français capote gant
Gaeilge lámhainn miotóg
Gàidhlig dòrnag làmhainn miotag
Galego guante luva
עברית כפפה
हिन्दी दस्ताना
Hrvatski rukavica rukavice рукавица
Magyar kesztyű
Հայերեն ձեռնոց
Bahasa Indonesia sarung tangan
Íslenska glófi hanski
Italiano guanto
日本語 グローブ 手袋
ქართული თათმანი ხელთათმანი
Қазақша қолғап
ខ្មែរ ស្រោមដៃ
한국어 미트 장갑
Кыргызча мээлей
Latina chirotheca manica wantum wantus
Lëtzebuergesch Händsch
ລາວ ຖົງມື
Lietuvių pirštinė
Latviešu cimds
Malagasy fonon-tanany
Te Reo Māori kārapu
Македонски ракавица
Монгол бээлий
Bahasa Melayu sarung tangan
Malti ingwanta
မြန်မာဘာသာ လက်အိတ်
नेपाली पन्जा
Nederlands handschoen
Polski palczatka palica rękawica rękawiczka
Português camisinha luva
Română mănușă
Русский перчатка рукавица
Slovenščina rokavica
Shqip dorashkë dorezë
Српски rukavica rukavice рукавица
Svenska handske vante
Kiswahili glavu
தமிழ் கையுறை
ไทย ถุงมือ
Tagalog guwantes
Türkçe eldiven
Українська рукавиця рукавичка
اردو دستانہ
Tiếng Việt bao tay găng găng tay
IsiZulu igilavu

Examples

“I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.”
“The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.”
“Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.”
“to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it”

CEFR level

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

glove box glove compartment glove doll glove money glove puppet glove sponge

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