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Meaning of Umbrella | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans sambreel
አማርኛ ጃንጥላ
Azərbaycanca çətir
Беларуская парасон парасо́нік
Български чадър
বাংলা ছাতা
Cymraeg ymbarél
Dansk paraply
Esperanto ombrelo sunombrelo
Eesti vihmavari
Euskara aterki euritako
Gàidhlig sgàilean
ગુજરાતી છત્રી
Hausa laima
Magyar ernyő esernyő
Bahasa Indonesia payung
Igbo mbalarị
Íslenska regnhlíf
日本語 蝙蝠傘 雨傘
ქართული ქოლგა შუაგი
Қазақша қолшатыр
ខ្មែរ ឆ័ត្រ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಛತ್ರಿ
한국어 우산
Kurdî du 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
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଛତା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਛਤਰੀ
پښتو چتر چترۍ
Română umbrelă
සිංහල කුඩය
Slovenčina dáždnik
Slovenščina dežnik sọ̑nčnik
Svenska paraply parasoll
Kiswahili mwavuli
தமிழ் குடை
తెలుగు గొడుగు
Tagalog payong
Türkçe güncek şemsiye
ئۇيغۇرچە كۈنلۈك
Українська парасолька
اردو چھتری
Oʻzbekcha soyabon zont zontik
Tiếng Việt du ô o

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

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