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Meaning of Kestrel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkɛstɹəl

Definitions

Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
A common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

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العربية العاسوق

Български сокол

Bosanski sokol сокол

Català falcó xoriguer

Čeština poštolčí poštolka poštolka obecná

Cymraeg cenlli goch cudyll cudyll coch

Dansk Falk tårnfalk

Deutsch Falke Turmfalke

Ελληνικά βραχοκιρκίνεζο κιρκινέζι

Esperanto falko

Español cernícalo cernícalo común

Suomi haukka jalohaukka tuulihaukka

Français crécerelle cristel faucon crécerelle

Gaeilge bod gaoithe pocaire gaoithe seabhac buí seabhac gaoithe

Gàidhlig clamhan ruadh speireag ruadh

Galego falcón lagarteiro peneireiro tartaraña

Hrvatski sokol сокол

Magyar vércse vörös vércse

Íslenska fálki haukur turnfálki valur

Italiano falchetto falco falcone gheppio

日本語長元坊

한국어 황조롱이

Latina falcō tinnunculus

Lëtzebuergesch Kréchel

Македонски ветрушка сокол

Nederlands torenvalk valk

Polski pustułka sokół

Português falcão peneireiro-vulgar

Română vânturel vindereu

Русский пустельга пустельга́ обыкнове́нная

Slovenčina sokol

Slovenščina sokol

Српски sokol сокол

Svenska falk tornfalk

తెలుగు నామవాచకం

Türkçe bayağı kerkenez kerkenez

Українська бори́вітер сокіл

Tiếng Việt chim cắt

Examples

“When she was musing she was a kestrel, which hangs in the air by an invisible motion of its wings.”

“Up on the downs the red-eyed kestrels hover, Eyeing the grass. The field mouse flits like a shadow into cover As their shadows pass.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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