Meaning of besa | Babel Free
Definitions
- oath, pledge, word of honour among Albanians
- truce, peace treaty between two clans in a blood feud
Equivalents
العربية
بصراحة
বাংলা
বলিতে কি
Bosanski
besa
English
emptyhanded
second-person singular imperative
third-person singular present indicative
to be honest
to tell the truth
Esperanto
verdire
Gaeilge
déanta na fírinne
Hrvatski
besa
Հայերեն
դատարկաձեռն
Bahasa Indonesia
sejujurnya
Latviešu
tukša
Bahasa Melayu
tangan kosong
Русский
е́сли че́стно
несолоно хлебавши
по пра́вде говоря́
с пусты́ми рука́ми
целовать
честно говоря
Svenska
tomhänt
中文
吻
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.
See also
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