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Meaning of funesto | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[fuːˈnɛs.toː]

Definitions

  1. to bring to the grave
    conjugation-1, rare
  2. to pollute, disgrace or dishonour (especially with murder)
    conjugation-1

Examples

“Sed quālī sōlam Thēseus mē mente relīquit,”

But may Theseus, with the same mind as he deserted me, bring to the grave, goddesses, himself and his kind.

“Et mīrum est, quod hoc ipsum sinis, ut iam fūnestātō tē tua habeat, et nōn iam exportātō atque tumulātō.”

And it's a wonder that you even allow that he inherits your things with you interred, and not conveyed away or entombed already.

CEFR level

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

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