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Meaning of absinto | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
abˈsinto

Definitions

  1. wormwood, absinthe (herb)
  2. absinthe (liquor)

Equivalents

English Absinthe Wormwood

Examples

“Estante decidita, Robillard, kiam li estis surmetinta sian jaketon, tuj iris ĉe la proksiman trinkejon, ho ! nur por trinki lakton… Sed, ho ve ! la mateno ne pasis, vi bone pensas, antaŭ ol li trinku sian duondekduon da absintoj. Tio estis la signalo de l' refalo.”

Having decided, Robillard, when he had put on his jacket, immediately went to the nearby bar, oh! only to drink milk… But alas! as you'd expect, before the morning was through, he had drunk his duodenum full of absinthes. This was the sign of his relapse.

“Kiam, post kelkaj klarigoj, Pierre pensis, ke li vidas la ĝustan sencon de la vorto, li opiniis, ke jes, kvankam lia patro nur malofte iras en kafejon, sed li scias, ke multaj personoj iras tre regule, aŭ ĉiutage aŭ je certaj datoj, por kart- aŭ domenludi aŭ simple por babili kun la kutimaj gastoj, dum ili gustumas sian absinton aŭ alian aperitivon.”

When, after a few explanations, Pierre thought that he saw the right sense of the word, he gave his opinion that yes, although his father only infrequently went into the café, he still knew that many people went there very regularly, either daily or on certain dates, to play cards or dominoes or simply to chat with the usuals while they tasted their absinthe or other kind of aperitif.

CEFR level

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

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