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Meaning of gurges | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

[ˈɡʊr.ɡɛs]

Definitions

whirlpool, eddy
declension-3, masculine
gulf
declension-3, masculine
abyss
declension-3, masculine
the sea, waters, stream
declension-3, masculine, poetic
an insatiable craving; (of people) a spendthrift
declension-3, figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

English Whirlpool

Examples

“Adsiliunt flūctūs, īmōque ā gurgite pontus vertitur, et cānās alveus haurit aquās.”

The waves leap up, the sea is churned from its lowest abyss, and the hull drinks the white waters. (trans. Anne and Peter Wiseman, 2011)

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

gurgite gurgitem gurgites gurgiti gurgitibus gurgitis

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