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Meaning of lélek | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
[ˈleːlɛk]

Definitions

  1. soul (spirit of a person thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality)
  2. soul (person, especially as one among many)
  3. sound post (wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument)

Equivalents

Bosanski duše špirit
Català ànima
Čeština duše
Deutsch Stimmstock
Ελληνικά ψυχή
فارسی پل
Français âme
Hrvatski duše špirit
Italiano anima
日本語 魂柱
한국어 버팀막대
Kurdî şoul
Nederlands stapel ziel
Polski dusza
Português alma
Русский дужка душка
Српски duše špirit

Examples

“Börtönéből szabadúlt sas lelkem, / Ha a rónák végtelenjét látom.”

My eagle soul breaks free from its prison / When I see the endless plains.

“A város 120.000 lelket számlál.”

The city counts a population of 120,000 souls.

“Egy árva lélek sem maradt az egész épületben.”

There wasn't a single soul left in the entire building.

CEFR level

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

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