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Meaning of laus | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈɫau̯s]

Definitions

  1. Lodi (a town in Lombardy, Italy)
    declension-3, feminine, singular
  2. praise, glory, repute
    declension-3, feminine
  3. fame
    declension-3, feminine
  4. approbation, commendation
    declension-3, feminine
  5. merit, worth
    declension-3, feminine

Equivalents

English Kudos Praise

Examples

“plūs erat in gladiō quam curvō laudis arātrō”

[Back then] there was more glory in the sword than in the curved plow. (Literally, there was more of glory [to be gotten] in [use of] the sword than in the curved plow; that is to say, soldiers were more glorified than farmers.)

CEFR level

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

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