tour de Babel

See also: Tour de Babel

French

Alternative forms

  • Tour de Babel

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuʁ də ba.bɛl/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Proper noun

tour de Babel f

  1. (biblical) Tower of Babel

Noun

tour de Babel f (plural tours de Babel)

  1. tower of Babel (situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion)
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