Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A confused noise made by a number of voices.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. Can you imagine Babel's splendor?

    Ти можеш уявити собі пишність Вавілона?

    ruМожешь представить себе великолепие Вавилона?

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  2. Tom helped build the Tower of Babel.

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  3. Translators are daring fighters who attack the Tower of Babel.

    deDie Übersetzer sind verwegene Kämpfer, die den Turm von Babel angreifen.

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  4. 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.

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  5. They said humanity needs to rebuild the Tower of Babel, I have no comment on this.

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Forms

plural: babels
Singularbabel

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (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

See also

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