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Meaning of Sabre | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈseɪ.bə

Definitions

  1. A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
    Canada, UK
  2. A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
    Canada, UK

Equivalents

العربية السيف
Azərbaycanca qılınc
Беларуская шабля
Български сабя
Català sabre
Čeština šavle
Dansk sabel
Deutsch Säbel
Ελληνικά μάχαιρα σπαθί
Esperanto sabro
Español sable
Euskara sable sabre
Suomi säilä sapeli
Français sabre sabre
Gàidhlig claidheamh crom
עברית חרב
Magyar szablya
Bahasa Indonesia sabel
Íslenska sveðja
Italiano sciabola
ქართული მახვილი ხმალი
Қазақша қылыш
한국어 군도 사브르
Кыргызча кылыч
Lietuvių kardas
Latviešu zobens
Македонски сабја
Монгол сэлэм
Nederlands sabel
Polski szabla
Português sabre
Română sabie
Русский сабля ша́шка
Slovenščina sablja
Svenska sabel
Tagalog sable
Türkçe kılıç şemşir
Українська кривуля шабля
Oʻzbekcha qilich

Examples

“Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his youthful temerity, threw himſelf between him and danger, and with a nervous arm, wielding a ſharp ſabre, of the hard tempered ſteel of Damiſk, ruſhing upon the tyger, he ſtruck him acroſs the forehead.”

CEFR level

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