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Meaning of Nestor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnɛstə

Definitions

  1. An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
  2. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.
  3. Any parrot of the genus Nestor.
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
  5. A surname

Equivalents

العربية نيستر
Ελληνικά Νέστωρ
Español néstor
Français nestor
한국어 네스토르
Polski nestor
Português nestor
Русский Нестор
Українська Нестор

Examples

“Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.”

CEFR level

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