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Meaning of Wart | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
wɔːt

Definitions

  1. A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  2. Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
  3. Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish.
    figuratively, informal
  4. Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
    derogatory, slang

Equivalents

العربية البثرة ثؤلول
Azərbaycanca ziyil
Беларуская бародаўка
བོད་སྐད མཛེར་པ
Català berruga
Čeština bradavice
Cymraeg dafaden
Dansk vorte
Deutsch Warze Wimmer
Esperanto veruko
Español teste ticte verruga
Euskara garatxo
فارسی بالو زگیل
Suomi syylä
Français verrue
Gaeilge faithne
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kona konākonā
עברית יבלת
हिन्दी मस्सा
Հայերեն գորտնուկ
Bahasa Indonesia kotes kutil
Íslenska varta
Italiano porro verruca
日本語 飯粒
ქართული მეჭეჭი
Қазақша сүйел
ខ្មែរ ឫស
한국어 사마귀
Kurdî lez têştê
Кыргызча сөөл
Latina verruca
Lëtzebuergesch Waarzel
Lietuvių karpa
Latviešu kārpa
Te Reo Māori kautona kiritona tona
Македонски брадавица
Malti felul
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြွက်နို့
Nederlands wrat
Português verruga
Română gâlmă neg
Русский бородавка
Slovenčina bradavica
Slovenščina bradavica
Shqip lez
Српски bradavica karpa teste tona брадавица
Svenska vårta
தமிழ் மரு
ไทย หูด
Tagalog butig kulugo
Türkçe siğil tavukgötü
Українська бородавка

Examples

“A wart has appeared on my toe.”
“Things that look too good to be true usually are, and every company has some warts that need to be taken into account.”
“Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.”
“Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.”

CEFR level

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