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Meaning of Rumpelstiltskin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn

Definitions

  1. A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
  2. The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

Equivalents

Čeština Rampelník Rumplcimprcampr
Deutsch Rumpelstilzchen
Ελληνικά Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν
Suomi Tittelintuure
Français barbichu Broumpristoche Grigrigredinmenufretin Nain Tracassin Outroupistache perlimpinpin tracassin
Italiano Tremotino
日本語 ルンペルシュティルツキン
한국어 룸펠슈틸츠헨
Nederlands Repelsteeltje
Polski hałasik
Português Rumpelstichen Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstilzchen
Русский Румпельшти́льцхен

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Rumper Rumph rumpie Rumple Rumpled rumpledness

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