Meaning of merda | Babel Free
[ˈmɛr.da]Definitions
dung, excrement, shit
declension-1, feminine, slang, vulgar
Equivalents
English
Excrement
Examples
“1st c. CE, anonymous graffito in Pompeii”
You who have drawn pictures of penises, eat shit!
“Os et labra tibi lingit, Manneia, catellus: Non miror, merdas si libet esse cani.”
The pup licks your mouth and lips, Manneia. It doesn't surprise me if dogs like eating shit.
“Nos in Anglia nonnihil promovimus. […] Tu quoque, si sapis, huc advolabis. Quid ita te iuvat hominem tam nasutum inter merdas Gallicas consenescere?”
We have made some progress in England. […] You, too, if you're wise, will "fly" your way here. What pleases you, a man of such great wit, about growing old in French shit?
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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