babel
A confused noise made by a number of voicesA confused noise made by a number of voices.
» Can you imagine Babel's splendor?
Можешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона?
Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона?
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A confused noise made by a number of voices.
- a confusion of voices and other sounds
- (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
Examples
8 sentencesCan you imagine Babel's splendor?
Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона?
ruМожешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона?
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.
The biblical Tower of Babel is what architects call a ziggurat.
ruБиблейская Вавилонская башня - это то, что архитекторы называют зиккуратом.
deDer biblische Turm zu Babel ist das, was die Architekten eine Ziggurat nennen.
They said humanity needs to rebuild the Tower of Babel, I have no comment on this.
Forms
plural: babels| Singular | babel |
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uncountable
Synonyms
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
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable