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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
Ελληνικά ματάκι
English eye Eyelet hole opening
Español ojal ojete
Français oeillet
Gaeilge súilín
Galego ollal ollete
Hrvatski čaša ose
Italiano occhiello
Kurdî Osê
Português casa ilhó
Српски čaša ose
Tagalog ohetes

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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