Meaning of īss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. short (having relatively little length, less than average length)
2. short, laconic
3. short, brief (lasting relatively little time, having relatively little duration; syn. neilgs)
4. short (which goes, ends quickly, insufficiently long)
5. short-lived, insufficient
6. short (pronounced with relatively little duration)
7. short, brief (lasting only a few moments)
8. short, quick (small, but fast)

Equivalents

Examples

“īsas piedurknes”

short sleeves

“īsa pātaga”

short whip

“īsi svārki”

short skirt

“īsie viļņi, īsviļņi”

shortwaves

“īss stāsts, dzejolis”

short story, poem

“īsos vārdos”

in short, in sum, briefly (lit. in short words)

“pēc īsiem saules mirkļiem”

after brief moments of sun(shine)

“ziemas dienas ir īsas”

winter days are short

“īsa izrāde”

short show

“īss koncerts”

short concert

“īsa saruna”

short conversation

“dzīve taču ir tik īsa kā decembra diena”

but life is as short as a December day

“bišu mūžs ir īss, tikai daži mēneši”

bee life is short, only a few months

“mana laime bija īsa”

my happiness was short

“īss patskanis”

short vowel

“īsa zilbe”

short syllable

“īss svilpiens”

short whistle

“īsa skaņa, nopūta”

short sound, sigh

“ar īsu žestu tas aicināja viņu apsēsties sev pretim”

with a short, quick gesture that one invited him to sit down next to him

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