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Meaning of Louver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈluːvə

Definitions

  1. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
  2. A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
    in-plural
  3. Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

Equivalents

العربية الكوّة
Català persiana
Dansk jalousi lyre
Español rejilla
Suomi säleikkö
Français louver
Nederlands luifel
Português grelha lanternim persiana veneziana
Русский жалюзи
Svenska jalusi
Türkçe hava deliği panjur

Examples

“But darknesse dred and daily night did hover / Through all the inner parts, wherein they dwelt; / Ne lightned was with window, nor with lover, / But with continuall candle-light […].”

CEFR level

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