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Meaning of دلال | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
dal.ˈlaːl

Definitions

  1. somebody who procures business agreements: auctioneer, broker, pimp, etc.
  2. coquetry

Equivalents

English Broker dealer

Examples

“در میان جمع آمد در خروش، گفت ای دلال کنعانی فروش، ز آرزوی این پسر سر گشتهام.”

In the middle of the throng, she came while crying, saying "O auctioneer! Sell the Canaanite [to me]; I am mad with longing for this boy."

“من دلش جسته به صد ناز و دلال، او بهانه کرده با من از ملال.”

I sought [to win] His heart with a hundred airs and graces, [but] He made excuses to me in disdain.

CEFR level

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