Meaning of gairė | Babel Free
Definitions
- stake (a pole, often used to mark a location or boundary)
- milestone
- guideline
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weather vane rare
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draught (gust of air) rare
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wind-blown place rare
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Examples
“Tai šen, tai ten Lora pastebėdavo nedidelę medinę gairę, kone pasislėpusią žolėse. Tėtis paaiškino, jog tai matininkų gairės geležinkelio pylimui, kuris dar nėra pradėtas.”
Here and there, Lora noticed a small wooden stake almost hidden in the grass. Dad explained that these were the surveyors' stakes for the railway embankment, which had not yet been started.
“Valandėlė—ir visi jau buvo kalne, kur buvo įsmeigta aukšta gairė su šiaudų pluoštu viršūnėje.”
A moment later, and everyone was on the hill, where a tall pole with a bundle of straw had been stuck at the top.
“Kas kad lietuvis aukso nežarsto, Ir jam dvi gairės – lopšio ir karsto.”
A Lithuanian is not overflowing with gold, and for him there are two milestones — the cradle and the grave.
“Neseniai Komisija priėmė rekomendaciją, kurioje pateikiamos gairės, kaip naudoti RDA prietaikas laikantis privatumo ir duomenų apsaugos principų”
The Commission recently adopted a recommendation that provides guidelines on how to operate RFID applications in compliance with privacy and data protection principles
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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