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Meaning of Leaven | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɛv.ən

Definitions

  1. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
  2. Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.
  3. Chametz.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca maya
Català llevat
Cymraeg surdoes
Esperanto fermentilo
فارسی مایه
Gaeilge gabháil
Galego fermento isco levedar lévedo
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
עברית החמיץ
हिन्दी ख़मीर
Magyar élesztő erjeszt keleszt kovász
Հայերեն թթխմոր
Italiano lievitare lievito
日本語 パン種 膨張剤
ქართული საფუარი
한국어
Kurdî maya
Nederlands rijsmiddel
Português fermento levedura
Kiswahili chachu hamira
Tagalog lebadura
Türkçe Maya
Українська квас

Examples

“Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”
“On the far side was reflected a single red and meteoric cloud, which had treasured one last crimson ray from the sunset, or perhaps nursed within it the fiery leaven.”
“The leaven of insincerity worked through all the fibres of his being.”
“On the fourteenth day of Nisan men search for leaven by candlelight.”

CEFR level

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