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Meaning of fakabát | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈfɒkɒbaːt]

Definitions

  1. cop, copper, cobbler, police officer
    slang
  2. wooden booth
    dated, slang

Equivalents

English Cobbler

Examples

“Amikor meglátták a zsebesek a villamoson a fakabátokat, egyből leléceltek.”

When the dippers saw the cops on the tram, they immediately scurried away.

“Kulcsokat őriz, a portásház fakabátján vágott kis ablakon keresztül elnézi a jövőmenőket.”

He keeps keys, he watches passers-by through the small window cut on the wooden booth of the porter's house.

CEFR level

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