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Meaning of Umbrella | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə

Definitions

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Anything that provides similar protection.
figuratively
Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
figuratively
A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.

Equivalents

Afrikaans sambreel

አማርኛ ጃንጥላ

العربية المظلّة الواقي شمسية مظلة واق

Azərbaycanca çətir

Беларуская парасон парасо́нік

Български чадър

বাংলা ছাতা

བོད་སྐད གདུགས ཆར་གདུགས ཉི་གདུགས

Bosanski ambrela kišobran кишобран купола сунцобран чадор

Català ombrel·la para-sol paraigua parapluja

Čeština deštník paraple slunečník

Cymraeg ymbarél

Dansk paraply

Deutsch Dach Parapluie Regenschirm Schirm Sonnenschirm

Ελληνικά αλεξιβρόχιο ομπρέλα

Esperanto ombrelo sunombrelo

Español ambrela amparo bateaguas paraguas parasol quitaguas quitasol sombrilla

Eesti vihmavari

Euskara aterki euritako

Suomi aurinkovarjo päivänvarjo sateenvarjo sontikka sontsa uimakello varjo

Français ombrelle parapluie parasol

Gaeilge parasól scáth scáth báistí scáth fearthainne scáth gréine sciath

Gàidhlig sgàilean

Galego amparo antuca catasol parasol paraugas

ગુજરાતી છત્રી

Hausa laima

עברית מטריה שמשייה

हिन्दी छतरी छत्ता छत्र छाता

Hrvatski ambrela kišobran lumbrela кишобран купола сунцобран чадор

Magyar ernyő esernyő

Հայերեն անձրևանոց հովանոց

Bahasa Indonesia payung

Igbo mbalarị

Íslenska regnhlíf

Italiano ombrello parapioggia

日本語仐傘蝙蝠傘雨傘

ქართული ქოლგა შუაგი

Қазақша қолшатыр

ខ្មែរ ឆ័ត្រ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಛತ್ರಿ

한국어 우산

Kurdî dû du dû o o O şemsiye zont

Latina umbella

Lëtzebuergesch Prabbeli

Lingála lingembu

ລາວ ສັດ

Lietuvių lietsargis skėtis

Latviešu lietussargs

Македонски купола чадор

മലയാളം കുട

Монгол зонтик шүхэр

मराठी छत्री

Bahasa Melayu payung

Malti umbrella

မြန်မာဘာသာ ထီ

Nederlands paraplu parasol regenscherm

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଛତା

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਛਤਰੀ

Polski parasol parasolka

پښتو چتر چترۍ

Português guarda-chuva guarda-sol sombrinha

Română umbrelă

Русский зонт зонтик купол

සිංහල කුඩය

Slovenčina dáždnik

Slovenščina dežnik sọ̑nčnik

Shqip çadër hijëz ombrellë

Српски ambrela kišobran кишобран купола сунцобран чадор

Svenska paraply parasoll

Kiswahili mwavuli

தமிழ் குடை

తెలుగు గొడుగు

ไทย ฉัตร ร่ม

Tagalog payong

Türkçe güncek şemsiye

ئۇيغۇرچە كۈنلۈك

Українська парасолька

اردو چھتری

Oʻzbekcha soyabon zont zontik

Tiếng Việt du dù o ô

Examples

“Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!”

“There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.”

“When the [lost property] office first opened, the most frequently lost items were umbrellas. Every white-collar professional carried one, but despite, or because of, that they were easily forgotten about. […] In the 1930s, a quarter of a million umbrellas a year came into the office. Now it's more like 10,000.”

“The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.”

“The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.”

“Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.”

“Using umbrellas for shooting a wedding party is ok, but not necessary.”

CEFR level

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

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