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Meaning of aerkastelo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
aerkasˈtelo

Definitions

castle in the air; pipe dream

idiomatic

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Examples

“Dum Alnaskaro sidis en tiu ĉi komforta pozicio, fikse rigardante siajn posedaĵojn, li enpensiĝis kaj komencis indulgi sin per tre amuza konstruado de "aerkasteloj."”

As Alnaskaro sat in this comfortable position, staring at his possessions, he drifted into thought and began to indulge himself in the quite amusing construction of "castles in the air."

“Kiom da posttagmezoj pasigitaj kun ŝi sur la lagbordo! Kiom da absurdaj aerkasteloj, kiam ŝi devis reiri al sia urbeto en la fora nordo, ne malproksime de la arkta poluscirklo!”

How many afternoons spent with her on the beach! How many absurd castles in the air, when she had to return to her town in the far north, not far from the Arctic Circle!

“Aerkasteloj, — ili estas konvenaj por rifuĝo. Kaj ankaŭ konvene facilaj por konstrui.”

Castles in the air — they're suitable for refuge. And also very convenient to construct.

CEFR level

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

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