Meaning of exhaustus | Babel Free
[ɛkˈsau̯s.tʊs]Definitions
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drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied, depleted, having been exhausted declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
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taken out, used up, depleted, pillaged, emptied out, having been used up declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
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taken away, removed, cleared off, having been taken away declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
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carried through, brought to an end, accomplished, fulfilled, exhausted, endured; having been carried…etc. declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
Examples
““… Heu, quibus ille / iactātus fātīs! Quae bella exhausta canēbat!” “Alas! By what destinies that [man] has been assailed! He told of having endured such wars!” (Translations vary – Knight, 1956: “horrors of war, endured to the bitterest end”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “what trying wars he lived to tell”; West, 1990: “what a bitter cup of war he has had to drain”; Lombardo, 2005: “the wars he painted, fought to the bitter end”; Fagles, 2006: “what a bitter bowl of war he’s drunk to the dregs”; Ahl, 2007: “what wearying wars”.)”
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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