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esiliina — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apron noun A piece of clothing worn over the front of the body to protect clothes, especially while cooking.
  • chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.

Senses

esiliina is used for these senses in English:

  • apron The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station or marine terminal.
  • chaperone An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

apron — full definition

  1. noun A piece of clothing worn over the front of the body to protect clothes, especially while cooking.
  2. noun A paved area near a building or runway, such as where planes park at an airport.

chaperone — full definition

  1. noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  2. noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
  3. verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.

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