Meaning of asparagus | Babel Free
[asˈpa.ra.ɡʊs]Definitions
asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
declension-2, masculine
Equivalents
English
Asparagus
Examples
“Deinde fossulās facitō, quō rādīcēs asparagī dēmittās.”
Then make little ditches to drop the asparagus roots into.
“Cōtīdiānō sermōne quaedam frequenter et nōtābilius ūsurpāsse eum [Augustum], litterae ipsius autographae ostendunt, in quibus [...] ad exprimendam festīnātae reī vēlōcitātem, celerius quam asparagī cocuntur; [...]”
That in daily conversation he [Augustus] often and famously used certain [expressions], his own handwritten letters show; among these, … to express the speed of a thing done quickly, faster than asparaguses are cooked; …
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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