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Meaning of andrómenas | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[anˈdɾɔmɪnɐ]

Definitions

  1. wonder, marvel
    feminine, plural, plural-only
  2. shenanigans
    feminine, plural, plural-only
  3. thingy
    feminine, plural, plural-only
  4. phony person
    feminine, plural, plural-only
  5. Equivalent to 'Shenanigans': Mischievous play, especially by children.

Equivalents

English Shenanigans

Examples

“Direiche. A mala costume eche Xûncras, e como estaban avezàdos á mandar as talejas cheas de pesos duros a Navarra, faser casas, granxîos, serrádas, e unhas endrómenas para serrar taboa con augua alò na Ulla, e outras partes; ajora, ¡miñas xôias! non lles chega pra nada.”

I will tell you: bad habits are Judas, and since they were used to send sacks full with pesos duros to Navarre, to build houses, farms, enclosures and some marvels for sawing boards with water there in the Ulla river and elsewhere, now, poor things, they have not nearly enough!

“en fin caixas, é caixòs, atacados de papeles é outras moitas endromenas que non sei como lle chaman.”

so, boxes and drawers packed with papers and many other thingies whose name I don't know

CEFR level

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

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