Meaning of ātrums | Babel Free
[ˈāːtɾums]Definitions
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speed, velocity (property of motion, defined by the distance covered in a unit amount of time) declension-1, masculine
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speed, rapidity, rate declension-1, masculine
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in a hurry, hurriedly declension-1, masculine
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gear declension-1, masculine
Examples
“skrējiena ātrums”
race speed
“skaņas ātrums”
speed of sound
“gaismas ātrums”
speed of light
“kosmiskais ātrums”
escape (lit. cosmic) velocity
“ātruma rādītājs, spidometrs”
speed indicator, speedometer
“uzņemt ātrums”
to pick up, to increase speed
“zibens ātruma bezdelīgas šaujas no mājām uz lauku”
with lightning speed the swallows flew (lit. shot) from home to the field
“elpošanas ātrums”
breathing rate
“pulsācijas ātrums”
pulse, pulsation rate
“zivju augšanas ātrums”
fish growth rate
“uztveres ātrums”
perceptual speed
“viss norisinājās neiedomājamā ātrumā”
everything happened at an incredible speed
“ātrumā aizmirst ko pateikt”
to forget what to say in a hurry
“ātrumā kļūdīties”
to make a mistake in a hurry, hurriedly
“braukt ar trešo ātrumu”
to ride in, with the third gear
“pārslēgt ātrumu”
to shift gears
“šoferis pārslēdza ātrumu, lai mašīna straujāk ripotu uz priekšu”
the driver shifted gears, so that the car would ride forward faster
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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