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Meaning of denegrir | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

to blacken; to turn black or livid

pronominal, third-person

Equivalents

English Blacken Denigrate

Examples

“Denegriúselle a perna polo choque.”

His leg turned livid because of the clash.

“Juro por tantos, è cantos / que à an de uer denegrada, / anque a justicia me lebe / os bois da corte, yas bacas. / eu pido vsos, e custumes / calen barbas, falen cartas”

I swear by each and every one that they shall see it livid, even though Justice takes away my oxen from the stables and the cows. I ask for customs and habits, actions speak louder than words.

CEFR level

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