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Meaning of gat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈkaːt

Definitions

  1. watchfulness, attention
    feminine, no-plural
  2. hole, perforation (an opening through a solid body)
  3. caution
    feminine, no-plural
  4. a gap in a fixed schedule, an unassigned time in the schedule, usually between classes; break, free period

Equivalents

English hole punch

Examples

“Hann notaði skóna þangað til komið var gat á þá.”

He used the shoes until they had got a hole in them.

“Ég er í gati milli níu og hálfellefu á fimmtudögum.”

I have a break between nine and half past ten on Thursdays.

CEFR level

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