English translation for "tour de babel"

n. tower of babel, (biblical) tower built by the descendants of noah in an attempt to reach heaven (as a punishment, god created many different languages so they could not understand one another)

Related Translations:

babel:  n. babel, clamor, discord, confusion (like a scene from the biblical story of the tower of babel)

tour:  n. tower, rook, castle; run, tour, circuit; ride, walk; twist, whirl, turn; stroll, wander; round, rotation; revolution; lathe, tool which is used to cut and shape (wood, metal, etc.)

tour à tour:  adv. alternately, in rotation

tour eiffel:  n. eiffel tower, large metal tower in paris built for the 1889 centennial exposition

tour d'acrobatie:  n. acrobat

tour d'esprit:  n. cast of mind

tour d'ivoire:  n. ivory tower

tour d'honneur:  n. lap of honour

tour d'extraction:  n. brow

vilain tour:  n. shabby trick

Similar Words：

"tour" English translation, "tour d'esprit" English translation, "tour d'extraction" English translation, "tour d'honneur" English translation, "tour d'ivoire" English translation, "tour de batte" English translation, "tour de bureaux" English translation, "tour de bâton" English translation, "tour de cochon" English translation, "tour de contrôle" English translation