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Meaning of perna | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈpɛɾna̝

Definitions

  1. leg
    feminine
  2. shin, the region between the knee and ankle
    feminine

Examples

“1435, A. López Carreira, Fragmentos de notarios, doc. E2-8”

... they approached said Goterre Afonso and that the mentioned Fernando de Mourelos extracted the sword from its scabbard against said Goterre Afonso, for killing him; and his companions, as they saw this, helped him against said Goterre Afonso, and consequently he gave him a large wound in the left leg, in which he injured him from under the knee till the heel

CEFR level

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

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