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Meaning of Rachel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl

Definitions

  1. Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
  2. Synonym of Rachel sandwich.
  3. A light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew.
  5. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
  6. A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Ragel
العربية راحيل رايتشل
Català Raquel
Dansk Rakel
Deutsch Rachel Rahel
Ελληνικά Ραχήλ Ρέιτσελ
Español Raquel
Eesti Raahel Raili
Suomi Raakel
Français Rachel
Galego Raquel
ગુજરાતી રાહેલ
Hausa Rahila
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Lāhela Rāhela
עברית רחל
Magyar Ráchel
Հայերեն Ռաքել
Íslenska Rakel
Italiano Rachele
日本語 ラケル
한국어 라헬
Nederlands Rachel
Norsk Rakel
Polski Rachela
Português Raquel
Русский Рахиль Рэ́йчел
Svenska Rakel
Türkçe Rahel
Tiếng Việt Ra-khen

Examples

“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”
“Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.”
“She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.”
“I recognize that a name like Rachel goes against my whole "ordering a different dish from everyone else at the table" rule, but sometimes you really want a steak, and that's exactly what you should get. I love the name we gave our daughter. It's not dorky, not too whimsical, and not too stuck-up. To us it sounded sweet, sporty, smart, and beautiful. It also works well with Sachs.”
“When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions.”
“This powder is the finest face powder extant […] In three shades—white, pink, and rachel (for brunettes).”
“Her dark skin was creamed a thick pale olive matt and thickly powdered with a pale rachel powder […].”

CEFR level

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