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Meaning of hiú | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

[ˈhijuː]

Definitions

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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