Meaning of ērkšķains | Babel Free
Definitions
- thorny, having thorns
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painful; very difficult; involving painful losses figuratively
Equivalents
Examples
“kails, ērkšķains krūms”
a naked, thorny bush
“ērkšķains augs, zariņš”
thorny plant, twig
“ērkšķaini vārdi”
thorny, painful words
“tepat viņš bija, nodzīvojis sūru, ērkšķainu mūžu”
there he was, having lived a difficult, thorny life
“grūts un ērkšķains revolucionārā cīnītāja ceļš”
the difficult and thorny path of the revolutionary fighter
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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