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Meaning of lire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
    Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
  2. The cheek.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal
  3. The Manx shearwater (bird).
    Orkney, Scotland, Shetland, UK, dialectal
  4. The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal
  5. Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal

Equivalents

Français lire lire
Italiano lire

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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