celeste

CEFRB2

/səˈlɛst/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A light blue color.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.

Examples

  • Celeste is making dumplings in the kitchen.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Bleu celeste.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The musician played a soft melody on the blank, filling the concert hall with ethereal tones.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.