Meaning of niit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. meadow, lea
2. partitive singular of niis
   form-of, partitive, singular
3. thread, twine
4. A twisted non-woven yarn commonly used for sewing or embroidery.
5. Wound dressing.
6. A natural grassland from which hay is cut.
7. Something long or thin resembling a thread.
   figuratively
8. mowing
9. A link that connects or leads to sth.
   figuratively
10. The amount mown.

Equivalents

Examples

“peenike niit”

a thin thread

“puuvillane niit”

a cotton thread

“punane niit”

a red thread

“kuuekordne niit”

a sixfold twine

“Ma ei saa niiti nõela taha.”

I can't thread a needle.

“Kuhu nõel ees, sinna niit järel.”

Where the needle goes, the thread follows.

“ämblikuvõrkude pikad niidid”

long threads of spiderwebs

“vetikate rohelised niidid”

green threads of algae

“jõgede hõbedased niidid”

silver threads of rivers

“[…] sinav vesi paistab rannas olevale vaatajale silma, esiti lai kraavisarnane, läheb aga kaugemale jõudes ikka kitsamaks ja kaob viimaks kui sinine niit, kui juuksekarv halli taevalaotuse sisse ära.”

[…] the blue water catches the eye of the onlooker on the beach, wide at first, like a ditch, but getting narrower and narrower as it gets further away, finally disappearing like a blue thread, like a hair's breadth into the grey sky.

“Nähtamatud niidid seovad meid kodukohaga.”

We are bound to our homes by invisible threads.

“Ta rippus elu küljes veel ainult peenikest niiti pidi.”

His life was still hanging by a thread.

“Pole jäänud ühtki niiti ta ülesotsimiseks.”

There's not a single lead into finding her.

“Ta katkestas viimsedki niidid oma senise eluga.”

They cut all connections from their previous life.

“Niitudel lõhnab värske loog.”

The meadows smell of fresh windrow.

“Hein oli niidult küüni veetud.”

The hay had been taken from the meadow to the barn.

““Küll on kuningal ikka ilus amet,” ütles too mees, kes oli vaatepildist nii kaasa kistud, et jäi keset teed seisma ja laskis korteežil mööduda. “Siin on valitseja, kes on sõna otseses mõttes kaetud kulla ja teemantidega nagu Saalomon ja üle külvatud lilledega nagu kevadine niit.””

“The king has such a lovely job,” said the man, who was so fascinated by the sight that he stopped in the middle of the road and let the cortege pass. “This is a ruler who is literally covered in gold and diamonds like Solomon, and strewn with flowers like a meadow in spring.”

“Kus on mu lapsepõlve ilm, / jõeäär ja avar niit? / Miks karikakra kullasilm / ei vilgu vastu siit? / Ja madalad on taredki. / Kas oli tõesti varem nii...?”

Where is the weather of my childhood, / the riverside and the wide meadow? / Why does the golden eye of a daisy / not flash to me from here? / And even the houses are low. / Was it in the old days really so...?

“Ka varase niidu järel kasvanud ädal tehti heinaks.”

The stubble that grew after early mowing was also turned into hay.

“Ainult Oskar ei vandunud talle alla, ei niidul ega aunategemisel.”

Only Oskar did not give up, neither in mowing nor in making hay.

“Lutsern annab aastas kolm niitu.”

Medick provides three mows a year.

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