Meaning of venta | Babel Free
ˈbentaDefinitions
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nostril, especially of livestock feminine
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window feminine
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nostril feminine
Examples
“Xâ me bas inchando as bentas. Fariña e[u] nome enfado, senon que digo as verdades”
You are swelling my nostrils. Fariña, I don't get mad, instead, I tell the truths
“Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.”
After eating two bowls of broth he lay down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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