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Meaning of nimbus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈnɪm.bʊs]

Definitions

  1. rainstorm, rain shower
    declension-2, masculine
  2. rain cloud, thunder cloud, storm cloud
    declension-2, masculine
  3. cloud
    declension-2, masculine
  4. halo (visible aura of divine power)
    declension-2, masculine
  5. throng
    declension-2, masculine
  6. calamity, tempest
    declension-2, figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

العربية مُزْنَة
བོད་སྐད ཆར་སྤྲིན
Català nimbe nimbus
Cymraeg lleugylch
English Nimbus rain cloud
Esperanto aŭreolo pluvnubo
Español nimbo
فارسی مزنه
Français nimbe nimbus
Magyar esőfelhő
Bahasa Indonesia mendung nimbus
Italiano nembo nimbo nube nuvola
日本語 光環 後光 雨雲
한국어 난운 비구름
Lëtzebuergesch Reewollek
Македонски дождовен облак
Nederlands halo nimbus nimbuswolk regenwolk
Polski nimb nimbus
Português nimbo
Српски halo nimbus ореол
Svenska regnmoln
தமிழ் கார்மேகம்
Tagalog dagim
Tiếng Việt mây mưa

Examples

“nimbōrum in patriam, loca fēta furentibus Austrīs, Aeoliam venit. In the homeland of storm clouds, a place teeming with raging South winds, [Queen Juno] reached Aeolia. (See Aeolia (mythical island); Anemoi.)”

CEFR level

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

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