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Meaning of vuvuzelo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
vuvuˈzelo

Definitions

vuvuzela (type of horn that makes a buzzing sound)

Equivalents

العربية فُوفُوزِيلَا
Čeština vuvuzela
Deutsch Vuvuzela
Ελληνικά βουβουζέλα
English vuvuzela
Español vuvuzela
Suomi vuvuzela
Français vuvuzela
Magyar darázskürt
Bahasa Indonesia vuvuzela
Italiano vuvuzela
日本語 ブブゼラ
한국어 부부젤라
Kurdî vuvuzela
Македонски вувузела
Nederlands vuvuzela
Polski wuwuzela
Português vuvuzela
Русский вувузела
Српски vuvuzela вувузела
Svenska vuvuzela
Türkçe vuvuzela

Examples

“Ĉesu blovi tiun aĉan vuvuzelon!”

Stop blowing that damn vuvuzela!

“Komentistoj diversmaniere priskribis la sonon de vuvuzelo kiel "ĝena" kaj "satana" kaj komparis ĝin kun "arego da elefantoj", "surdiga akridosvarmo", "kapro survoje al buĉiĝo", "giganta abelujo plena de koleraj abeloj", kaj "amfetamine drogita anaso".”

Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed".

CEFR level

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

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