Meaning of caterva | Babel Free
[kaˈtɛr.wa]Definitions
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a crowd, a band, a troop, a retinue declension-1, feminine
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a group, flock, pack (of animals) declension-1, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“rēgīna ad templum fōrmā pulcherrima Dīdō incessit magnā iuvenum stīpante catervā The queen [arrives] at the temple – the exceedingly beautiful Dido – striding [in all her majesty] with a large retinue of youths escorting [her].”
“Miserum funestumque spectāmen aspexī: Thrasyleōnem nostrum catervīs canum saevientium cīnctum atque obsessum multīsque numerō morsibus laniātum.”
I witnessed a pitiable and dismal spectacle: our Thrasyleon was surrounded and besieged by packs of fierce dogs and wounded by a great number of bites.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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