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Meaning of atra bilis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈaː.tra ˈbiː.lɪs]

Definitions

  1. black bile
    declension-3
  2. melancholy, sadness, dejection
    declension-3

Examples

“Bilem atram generantes, quos μελαγχολικοὺς vocant.”

Generating a black bile which they call μελαγχολία [melancholía].

“Delirat uxor. - Ātrā bīlī percita est.”

My wife is deranged! - It's caused by the black bile.

“Atra bilis agitat hominem.”

Melancholy makes men mad.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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