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Meaning of levent | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B1
leˈvent

Definitions

  1. gallant, well-mannered
    dated, masculine, neuter
  2. capable, in one's prime
    masculine, neuter, obsolete
  3. fearless
    masculine, neuter, obsolete

Examples

“Mĕ rog, odată ce nu e bărbatul levent, ce fel de casă să mai fie ș’aia?”

I mean, if the man is not well-mannered, what sort of household even is that?

“Era proaspăt îndrăgostită de tânărul Pascal Delulescu, practicant fără leafă la judecătorie, care pe-atunci era un băiat drăguț, levent și desghețat de se scurgeau ochii fetelor după el.”

She was freshly in love with the young Pascal Delulescu, unpaid intern at the courthouse, back then a pretty, gallant and smart boy that the girls were fawning over.

“Conducea un redactor de televiziune, bărbat surîzător, cît se poate de pașnic și de levent.”

A TV redactor was in charge, a smiling man, as peaceful and gallant as it gets.

“Am despăgubit-o cu un pachet de țigări "Bega", pentru că sunt levent și nu mă uit la bani…”

I paid her damages with a pack of "Bega" cigarettes, since I am gallant and spare no expense…

“Și așa în taină au mersu de au zis că fiind om mai sprinten, mai levent, ar putea face această treabă, să izgonească catanele du peste Olt.”

And thus, in secret, they went and said that he, being a more agile, more capable man, could do this thing—to expel the soldiers from beyond the Olt.

“Oastea de haiduci, De haiduci levinți, Duși de la părinți De cînd erau mici.”

The host of hajduks, Of fearless hajduks, Taken from their parents From a young age.

CEFR level

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

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