Meaning of Peat | Babel Free
piːtDefinitions
-
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. countable, uncountable
- A surname transferred from the given name.
-
A pet, a darling; a woman. obsolete
Equivalents
Беларуская
торф
Български
торф
Català
torba
Čeština
rašelina
Cymraeg
mawn
Dansk
tørv
Deutsch
Torf
Ελληνικά
τύρφη
Esperanto
torfo
Español
turba
فارسی
پوده
Français
tourbe
Gaeilge
móin
Galego
turba
Magyar
tőzeg
Հայերեն
տորֆ
Bahasa Indonesia
gambut
Italiano
torba
日本語
泥炭
ქართული
ტორფი
Latviešu
kūdra
Македонски
тресет
Polski
torf
Português
turfa
Русский
торф
Slovenčina
rašelina
Svenska
torv
Türkçe
turba
Українська
торф
Examples
“On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!”
“And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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