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Meaning of lenda | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈlendɐ]

Definitions

  1. legend (story describing extraordinary events)
    feminine
  2. legend (person of extraordinary accomplishment)
    feminine
  3. legend (an inscription, motto, or title)
    feminine
  4. writing system, script
    archaic, feminine

Equivalents

English legend

Examples

“En Galicia contamos cun importante testemuño literario deste asunto na lenda da traslación dos restos do apóstolo Santiago, recollida no libro III do Codex Calixtinus, redactado no século XII.”

In Galicia we have an important literary account on this matter: the legend of the translation of the remains of the apostle Saint James, collected in the third book of the Codex Calixtinus, written during the 12th century.

“c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Glosario. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 652”

And God made so much grace and gave me such an inteligence and [made me] so cunning that I learned aljamiado and all the script of the Moors

CEFR level

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

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