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Meaning of saudade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/saʊˈdɑːdə/

Definitions

A feeling of melancholy for something that is absent or lost.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français saudade
Italiano saudade
Português saudade

Examples

“I have the feeling, from using the word as a first language speaker, that saudade conveys a bit more feeling, a bit more sorrow, a bit more longing than “I miss you”.”

CEFR level

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

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