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Meaning of Lumpen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlʌmpən

Definitions

A member of the lumpenproletariat.

Equivalents

Deutsch Hader
Ελληνικά λούμπεν
Français lumpen lumpen
Kurdî lumpen

Examples

“In Sydorenko's memorable words: "Our ideals as 'lumpens' are: to find a cozy place, to eat well, to multiply and to die peacefully. A 'lumpen' does not have a nationality, nor does he have a fatherland. Nor conscience. He remains beyond politics and morality."”

CEFR level

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