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Meaning of staffage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The people and animals represented in a landscape painting.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Bosanski štafaža штафажа
Čeština stafáž
Deutsch Staffage
Hrvatski štafaža штафажа
Polski sztafaż
Српски štafaža штафажа

Examples

“Some tourists aggravate their position by hiring a guide. Every city of any historic importance breeds a class of mortals that are born guides; they have come to belong to the "staffage" of picturesque surroundings; and in this respect Prague is happily yet unspoilt.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

staffe Staffed staffelite staffellid Staffer Staffers

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