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Meaning of Kudos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈk(j)uːdɒs

Definitions

  1. Praise; accolades.
    uncountable
  2. Credit for one's achievements.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الشهرة
Български слава
Dansk cadeau hæder ros
Ελληνικά δόξα έπαινος κύρος τιμή φήμη
Suomi kehut kiitos kunnia Maine ylistys
Magyar hírnév
Íslenska frægð heiður
日本語 名声 名誉 栄光 称賛
Kurdî lof
Latina laus
Nederlands krediet lof
Polski chwała
Português elogio louvor
Română laudă

Examples

“The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama.”
“I gave Chelsea much kudos for the birth of her first daughter.”
“Well, I will tell you this. Use your warrant: Arrest Mr. Inglethorp. But it will bring you no kudos—the case against him will be dismissed at once!”
“So while recording or sampling a Charlie Manson track […] makes for shock rock kudos aplenty, a devotion to Hubbard is kryptonite for credibility.”
“Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Pat, I gotta tell you, you did a lot of things right with this lunch―kudos. You got back quickly, you showed initiative, and, best of all, you left plenty of room for improvement.”
“And… and to that… to that Turkish horse, I say this, “You should not step on people’s balls, but, in this solitary instance, kudos, horse, kudos.””
“Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.”

CEFR level

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