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Meaning of fugax | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
[ˈfʊ.ɡaːks]

Definitions

  1. swift
    declension-3, one-termination
  2. flying swiftly
    declension-3, one-termination
  3. fleeting, transitory
    declension-3, one-termination
  4. avoidant/avoiding, elusive
    declension-3, one-termination
  5. coy
    declension-3, one-termination

Equivalents

العربية متملّص مراوغ
Български временен преходен
Bosanski mulo
Esperanto nekaptebla
Hrvatski mulo
Magyar futó múlékony múló tünékeny
Հայերեն անցողական
Íslenska hverfull
日本語 儚い
Português elusivo fugaz fugidio transitório
Română evaziv fugaci fugitiv trecător
Српски mulo
Українська швидкоплинний

Examples

“[Tempus:] in huius reī ūnīus fugācīs ac lūbricae possessiōnem nātūra nōs mīsit, ex quā expellit quīcumque vult.”

[Time:] Nature gave us ownership of this one fleeting and slippery thing, from which anyone who wants is dispossessing us.

CEFR level

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

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