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Meaning of Good Samaritan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The subject of a particular New Testament parable, who helps a wounded man ignored by others.
  2. A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.
    figuratively, idiomatic

Equivalents

Cymraeg Samariad Trugarog
Deutsch barmherziger Samariter Samariter
Español buen samaritano
Suomi laupias samarialainen
Français Bon Samaritain
Հայերեն բարի սամարացի
日本語 善きサマリア人 憐れみ深い人
한국어 착한 사마리아인
Nederlands barmhartige Samaritaan
Polski samarytanin
Português bom samaritano
Русский до́брый самаритя́нин
Svenska barmhärtig samarier barmhärtig samarit

Examples

“America as the dynamic center of ever-widening spheres of enterprise, America as the training center of the skillfull servants of mankind, America as the Good Samaritan, really believing again that it is more blessed to give than to receive, […]”
“Respirited for the moment, he hopped down from the wagon and attempted to pay the good Samaritan for the ride.”

CEFR level

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

Good Samaritan law good sense Good Shepherd good shit good sort good spirits

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