Meaning of no | Babel Free
[ˈnoː]Definitions
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to swim conjugation-1, intransitive, no-supine
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to float conjugation-1, intransitive, no-supine
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to sail, flow, fly, etc. conjugation-1, intransitive, no-supine, poetic
Equivalents
English
swim
Examples
“Nat lupus inter oves.”
The wolf swims between the sheep.
“Nare contra aquam”
To swim against the stream
“Piger ad nandum”
Slow at swimming
“Ars nandi”
The art of swimming
“1st century BC, Lucretius, De rerum natura iii. 479. Cum vini vis penetravit, Consequitur gravitas membrorum, præpediuntur Crura vacillanti, tardescit lingua, madet mens, Nant oculi, clamor, sigultis, jurgia gliscunt. -- When once the force of wine hath inly pierst, Limbes-heavinesse is next, legs faine would goe, But reeling cannot, tongue drawles, mindes disperst, Eyes swime, ciries, hickups, brables grow.”
“Carinae nant freto.”
Ships float in the sea.
“Per medium classi barbara navit Athon.”
The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.
“Undae nantes refulgent.”
The flowing waves glitter.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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