Question 1 · Quick check
bale
CEFRC2
/beɪl/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A large bundle of material tied together.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
Examples
Bale was fouled, and his team was awarded a free kick.
Christian Bale is my favorite actor.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSuffering, woe, torment.
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
A funeral pyre.
More examples
In contextRome, and her Rats, are at the point of battell, The one ſide muſt haue baile.
That other ſwayne, like aſhes deadly pale, Lay in the lap of death, rewing his wretched bale.
Ffor if you wold comfort me with a kisse, Then were I brought ffrom bale to blisse, Noe longer here wold I lye.
Quick test
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Origin
noun
From Middle English bale (“evil”), from Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic *balwą. Cognate with Low German bal- (“bad, ill”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Old High German balo (“destruction”), Old Norse bǫl (“disaster”).