Meaning of minans | Babel Free
Definitions
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protruding, projecting, towering declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
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threatening, menacing declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
Examples
“Illa subit mediaeque mināns inlābitur urbī.”
“That [wooden horse] advances, towering [high], and glides into the middle [of Troy].” (Translations vary: The large wooden horse is “towering” over the city, and it is “menacing,” although the Trojans fail to understand its true intent.)
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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