← Back to search

Meaning of Lung | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈlʌŋ

Definitions

A surname.
A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath.
in-plural
That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place.

Equivalents

Afrikaans long

العربية الرئة رئة رية سحر

Azərbaycanca ağciyər öfgə

Беларуская лёгкае

Български бял дроб

বাংলা ফুসফুস

བོད་སྐད གློ་བ

Bosanski mama pluća

Català pulmó

Čeština plíce plicní pulmonární

Cymraeg ysgyfaint

Dansk lunge

Deutsch Beuschel Lunge

Ελληνικά πνεύμονας

Esperanto pulmo

Español pulmón

Eesti kops

Euskara birika

فارسی ریه شش

Suomi keuhko

Français poumon

Gaeilge scamhóg

Gàidhlig sgamhan

Galego boche bofe livián pulmón

ગુજરાતી ફેફસું

Hausa huhu

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi akemāmā

עברית ראה ריאה

हिन्दी फेफड़ा

Hrvatski mama pluća

Magyar tüdő

Հայերեն թոք

Bahasa Indonesia paru-paru Rabu

Íslenska lunga lungu

Italiano polmone

日本語肺肺臓

ქართული ფილტვი

Қазақша өкпе

ខ្មែរ សួត

한국어 부아 페 폐 푸싱개 허파

Kurdî xeter xeter

Кыргызча өпкө

Latina pulmo

Lëtzebuergesch Long

Lingála lipululu

ລາວ ປອດ

Lietuvių plaučiai

Latviešu plaušas

Malagasy havokavoka

Te Reo Māori atewharowharo

Македонски бел дроб

മലയാളം ശ്വാസകോശം

Монгол уушги

मराठी फुफ्फुस

Bahasa Melayu paru-paru

မြန်မာဘာသာ အဆုတ်

Nederlands long

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫੇਫੜਾ

Polski płucny płuco

پښتو سږى

Português pulmão

Română plămân pulmon

Русский лёгкое

Slovenčina pľúca

Slovenščina pljuča

Gagana Sāmoa māmā

Soomaali sambab

Shqip mushkëri

Српски mama pluća

Svenska lunga

Kiswahili pafu

தமிழ் நுரையீரல்

తెలుగు ఊపిరితిత్తి

Тоҷикӣ шуш

ไทย ปอด

ትግርኛ ሳንቡእ

Tagalog baga pulmon

Türkçe akciğer

ئۇيغۇرچە ئۆپكە

Українська легеневий легеня

Tiếng Việt phổi

Wolof xëtër

IsiXhosa iphaphu

中文 физы 肺肺臟 /肺脏

IsiZulu iphaphu

Examples

“I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.”

“He no longer has the lungs to play long rallies like he used to.”

“Afterwards he found that the vague feeling of alarm had spread to the clients of the underground railway, and that the Sunday excursionists began to return from all the South-Western "lungs" - Barnes, Wimbledon, Richmond Park, Kew, and so forth - at unnaturally early hours[.]”

CEFR level

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

See all B1 English words →

Meaning of Lung | Babel Free

Definitions

Equivalents

Examples

CEFR level

See also

Learn this word in context