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Meaning of petak | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pɛtàːk

Definitions

  1. a five banknote or coin (of any currency)
  2. a five guilder banknote in Imperial Austria
    historical

Examples

“S svojo neumorno pridnostjo se je v tem novem poslu v kratkem tako izuril, da se je po celem mestu o njem go vorilo, kako izvrsten mojster je on; vsled tega pa je dobil tudi toliko dela, da si je lepo sam pomogel, pa tudi kot dober sin svojim starišem, ki so od starosti obnemogli, mnogi petak za živež poslal.”

By his indefatigable diligence, he soon became so well trained in this new business that it was said throughout the town what an excellent craftsman he was; as a result, he also got so much work that he lived comfortably, and also, like a good son, sent many five-guilder banknotes to provide for his parents, who were infirm from old age.

CEFR level

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

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