Babel
A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languagesA confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
» Can you imagine Babel's splendor?
Можешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона? — odexed
Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона? — deniko
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3 sensesA confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
a confusion of voices and other sounds
A place or scene of noise and confusion.
A tall, looming structure.
Examples
8 sentencesCan you imagine Babel's splendor?
Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона? — deniko
ruМожешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона? — odexed
Tom helped build the Tower of Babel.
Translators are daring fighters who attack the Tower of Babel.
deDie Übersetzer sind verwegene Kämpfer, die den Turm von Babel angreifen. — Esperantostern
The biblical Tower of Babel is what architects call a ziggurat.
ruБиблейская Вавилонская башня - это то, что архитекторы называют зиккуратом. — Selena777
deDer biblische Turm zu Babel ist das, was die Architekten eine Ziggurat nennen. — Manfredo
They said humanity needs to rebuild the Tower of Babel, I have no comment on this.
Origin
From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.
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Forms
plural: BabelsSynonyms
1 synonyms- (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another:Tower of Babel