Meaning of nūgae | Babel Free
[ˈnuː.ɡae̯]Definitions
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jokes, jests declension-1
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trifles declension-1
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worthless people declension-1
- Equivalent to 'nonsense': Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
Equivalents
Bosanski
kaše
Català
mortadel·la
Ελληνικά
αερολογίες
Suomi
lauantaimakkara
Français
baloney
Hrvatski
kaše
Magyar
párizsi
Kurdî
kase
Latina
gerrae
Polski
nonsens
Português
mortadela
Русский
колбасня
Српски
kaše
Examples
“Nōlī nūgās prōferre!”
“Corneli, tibi: namque tu solebas / meas esse aliquid putare nugas”
To you, Cornelius: since you used to regard my trifles to be something
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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