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Meaning of foramen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[fɔˈraː.mɛn]

Definitions

  1. an opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole
    Classical-Latin, declension-3, rare
  2. an opening, hole, cave
    Late-Latin, declension-3

Equivalents

Bosanski čaša ose
Deutsch Äuglein Gatt Öse Schnüröse
Ελληνικά ματάκι
English cave eye Eyelet hole opening
Español ojal ojete
Suomi läpivientirengas sirkka sirkkarengas vahvikerengas
Français oeillet
Gaeilge súilín
Galego illó ollal ollete
हिन्दी सुराख़
Hrvatski čaša ose
Italiano occhiello occhio occhio
Kurdî Osê
Nederlands malie vetergat
Português casa ilhó
Русский люверс
Српски čaša ose
Svenska snörhål
Tagalog ohetes
Українська петля

Examples

“... iterum hoc vōbīs dīcō, facilius esse rūdentem per forāmen acūs trājicī, quam dīvitem in Deī rēgnum intrāre”

... again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's opening, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

foramina foramine foramini foraminibus foraminis foraminum

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