🇬🇧🇪🇸 embroidery - bordado : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "embroidery" ("bordado"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Embroidery is when someone decorates cloth by carefully sewing colorful thread onto it to make pretty pictures, patterns, or words, almost like drawing with a needle and thread instead of crayons.
Grandma’s embroidery of a cat looked so real that our dog tried to bark it off the pillow.
I tried embroidery and accidentally sewed my sleeve to the tablecloth, which is now modern art.
My grandma’s embroidery spells my name, which is helpful because I still misspell it sometimes.
I made embroidery of a pizza slice, so now my pillow looks delicious but tastes terrible.
Dad tried embroidery once and proudly showed us his "dragon," which suspiciously looked like a potato with wings.
Grandma sat by the window, doing embroidery on a faded jacket. The child watched the embroidery flowers grow, blue and gold thread looping into a small bird. The room smelled of tea; the slow embroidery lesson calmed the child. They loved the embroidery. Later, the child hugged the jacket, proud of the new embroidery and the quiet love it showed.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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