Meaning of žoklis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. jaw (facial bone which supports the teeth; area of the face where this bone is located)
   declension-2, masculine
2. jaw (the corresponding structure in other animals)
   declension-2, masculine
3. jaw-like component in a machine, tool, etc., for catching, holding or compressing something
   declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“apakšējais, augšējais žoklis”

lower, upper jaw

“žokļa kauls”

jaw bone

“spēcīgi žokļi”

strong jaws

“plati atplest žokļus”

to open one's jaws wide

“kustināt žokļus ēdot”

to move (one's) jaws (while) eating

“cilvēkam pilnā zobu rindā katrā žoklī ir 16 zobu, tātad pavisam 32”

people have in every jaw a set of 16 teeth, i.e., in total 32

“zivs muti norobežo kaula žokļi; žokļos ir sīki, atpakaļ atliekti zobiņi, kas ļoti labi noder barības notveršanai”

a fish's mouth is delimited by the jaw bones; in the jaws (there) are small, back-curved denticles, which are very useful for capturing food

“drupinātajā žoklis”

crusher jaw

“beidzot ekskavatora kausa žokļi paveras, grants smagi noplakšķ kravas kastē”

finally the excavator bucket jaws opened, (and) the gravel splattered heavily in the cargo box

CEFR level