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Meaning of Peregrine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpɛɹəɡɹin

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin; and of mostly British usage.
  2. The peregrine falcon.
  3. A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than his or her own.

Equivalents

العربية القطامي
Italiano peregrine peregrine
Português peregrine

Examples

“Pringle didn't say anything about Roger always being called Hodge. He sensed that Mr. Liddon wouldn't call him Hodge any more than he would call him Pringle. He was right. / "Parents well, are they, Peregrine?" - - - / Hodge capered about, his thumbs in his ears and his hand flapping. "Tweet, tweet, mad bird. His master chains him up like a dog. Tweet, tweet, birdie!" / "I'd rather be a hunting falcon than Roger the lodger the sod," said Pringle.”

CEFR level

C2
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