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Meaning of hiú | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

[ˈhijuː]

Definitions

vain

Equivalents

English vain

Examples

“1861, Imre Madách, Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man), Magyar Helikon 1980, page 66 (Scene 5), translated by George Szirtes Átok reád, hiú ábrándvilág, / Megint elrontád legszebb percemet. A curse on you, O world of vain illusions, / Once again you’ve ruined my finest moment.”

literally, “vain illusion-world”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

hiúbb hivatali hivatalos hivatalosabb hivatásos híven

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