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Meaning of Sty | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
staɪ

Definitions

  1. A pen or enclosure for swine.
  2. A ladder.
    British, dialectal
  3. An inflammation of the eyelid.
  4. A messy, dirty or debauched place.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية زريبة الخنازير
Čeština chlív chlívek
Dansk sti
Deutsch Steige
Español pocilga
Suomi laava näärännäppy sikolätti
Français porcherie
Gaeilge cró muc cró muice
Magyar disznóól
Italiano porcile
日本語 勧進 豚小屋 豚舎 麦粒腫
Kurdî sti
Latina hara
Latviešu cūkkūts cūku kūts
Македонски кочина свињарник
Nederlands varkensstal
Polski chlew
Português chiqueiro pocilga
Română cocină
Русский свинарник хлев
Svenska stia svinstia

Examples

“To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.”

Comus

CEFR level

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

Styal styca stycerin stychomythia Stydia stye

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