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Meaning of Heineken | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname from German.
  2. Anything that reaches parts that other things cannot (after a slogan for the Heineken brand of beer).
    informal

Equivalents

Deutsch Heineken

Examples

“Some prominent advocates have therefore suggested that PFI is the 'Heineken' of privatisation, reaching hitherto untouched parts of the government machine (Kerr 1998: 18).”
“For me REBT is the Heineken of therapies, reaching humorous parts of myself that other therapies cannot reach.”

CEFR level

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

Heineman Heinemann Heinen Heiney Heingang heinie

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