Meaning of īpašs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. specific, independent (separate from others)
2. special, particular, specific (different from others, from usual)
3. specific, peculiar, unusual, unique, distinct
4. especially, specifically, on purpose, deliberately

Equivalents

Examples

“viņam bija uzlikts tas pats ēdiens uz īpaša galdiņa”

he was served the same dish on a special table

“vārda dienā jau mēdz ierasties bez īpašas aicināšanas!”

people come on (one's) name day without special invitation!

“pievērst, veltīt īpašu uzmanību”

to pay special attention

“šī bija īpaša diena”

this was a special day

“vai kaut kas īpašs noticis?”

has anything special happened?

“viņa strādāja labi, ar īpašu dedzību”

she worked well, with special zeal

“Ārija parausta plecus tādā īpašā manierē, citas meitenes to neprot”

Ārija shrugs (her) shoulds in such a unique manner, the other girls can't do it

“katra laikmeta dzīve atklājas īpašos konfliktos, īpašos sižetos un tēlos”

the life of every era appears in (its) specific conflicts, in (its) speciic plots and characters

“tulkojumi ir īpašs literatūras žanrs ar savu specifiku”

translations are a distinct literary genre with its own specificities

“Juzītis pats tikko esot te bijis, īpaši braucis no Rīgas, lai viņu apciemotu!”

Juzītis himself had just been there, (having) traveled from Riga specifically to visit him

CEFR level