Meaning of Shrove Tuesday | Babel Free
Equivalents
Català
Dimarts de Carnaval
Cymraeg
dydd Mawrth Ynyd
Español
Martes de Carnaval
Eesti
vastlad
Français
mardi gras
Հայերեն
բարեկենդան
Italiano
martedì grasso
日本語
パンケーキ・デイ
한국어
팬케이크 데이
Nederlands
vastenavond
Русский
масленица
Svenska
fettisdag
Examples
“Observe⟳ when the Moon is new in February, the next Tuesday after is Shrove-tuesday: but if it change⟳ on Tuesday, then the next Tuesday following is Shrove-tuesday”
“The day appointed for this extraordinary hunting-party was Shrove Tuesday. The Protestants of Paisley, in whose neighbourhood this story may be said to have⟳ originated, cannot discern the difference betwixt Shrove Tuesday and any other Tuesday; but if a Roman Catholic Princess, even in our free times, should be invited to a hunting-match on Shrove Tuesday, she would be shocked at the profane invitation.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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