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Meaning of Turbot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɜːbət

Definitions

  1. Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
  2. Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
  3. A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).

Equivalents

العربية ترس سمك الترس
Български калкан
Bosanski romb
Deutsch Butt Steinbutt
Ελληνικά καλκάνι
Español rodaballo
Eesti kammeljas
Français turbot
Galego coruxo rodaballo
Hrvatski romb
Italiano rombo
日本語 ターボット
Latina rhombus
Nederlands tarbot
Polski skarp turbot
Português pregado rodovalho
Русский палтус
Slovenščina romb
Shqip romb
Српски romb
Svenska piggvar
Türkçe kalkan balığı

Examples

“Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.”

CEFR level

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