Tower of Babel
Definitions
- A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.
- A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.
- A visionary and impractical plan.
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Alternative letter-case form of tower of Babel. alt-of
Equivalents
23 more languages
العربيةبرج بابل
CatalàTorre de Babel
Ελληνικάπύργος της Βαβέλ
EsperantoBabela turo
SuomiBaabelin torni
GaeilgeTúr Bháibil
GalegoTorre de Babel
עבריתמִגְדַּל בָּבֶל
ՀայերենԲաբելոնյան աշտարակ
ItalianoTorre di Babele
日本語バベルの塔
ქართულიბაბილონის გოდოლი
LietuviųBabelio bokštas
Nederlandstoren van Babel
Polskiwieża Babel
PortuguêsTorre de Babel
RomânăTurnul Babel
TagalogTore ng Babel
TürkçeBabil Kulesi
УкраїнськаВавило́нська ве́жа
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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