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carabina — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carbine noun A rifle with a shorter barrel than usual, making it lighter and easier to handle.
  • chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  • gooseberry noun A small, tart, round green (or sometimes red) berry that grows on a spiny shrub, used in pies, jams, and fools.

Senses

carabina is used for these senses in English:

  • carbine A rifle with a short barrel.
  • chaperone An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
  • gooseberry (chiefly, British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

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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