Meaning of ašums | Babel Free
Definitions
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swiftness, quickness, fastness declension-1, masculine
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sharpness (the quality of that which is sharp, or pointed) declension-1, masculine
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sharpness (the quality of features that are sharp, angular, not rounded) declension-1, masculine
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sharpness (the quality of plants which have little thorns, or a sharp edge) declension-1, masculine
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coarseness, roughness (the quality of skin, fabric, etc. which is coarse, rough) declension-1, masculine
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sharpness, spiciness, pungency declension-1, masculine
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sharpness (the quality of voices, words, texts, etc. which are sharp, biting, unsparing, fierce) declension-1, masculine
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sharpness (the quality of lines, drawings, features, etc. which are sharp, well-defined, clearly marked) declension-1, masculine
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sharpness, clarity, importance declension-1, masculine
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sharpness, acuity declension-1, masculine
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pointed, sharp spines, growths, protuberances declension-1, masculine, plural-normally
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sharp words, phrases declension-1, figuratively, masculine
Equivalents
Examples
“viļņu ašums”
the swiftness, quickness of the waves
“cirvja asums”
the sharpness of an ax
“akmens šķautnes asums”
the sharpness of the stone edge
“durkļa asums”
the sharpness of a bayonet
“lūk, tur jau mirdzēja apaļā zāģa asmens; viņš pārbaudīja ar pirkstu zobu asumu”
see, there the circular saw blade was shining; he checked with (his) finger the (saw) tooth sharpness
“vaibstu asums”
the sharpness of (facial) features
“nātres asums”
the sharpness of nettles
“ādas asums”
the roughness, coarseness of the skin
“smaržas asums”
the pungency of the smell
“vēja asums”
the sharpness of the wind
“sāpju asums”
the sharpness of the pain
“balss asums”
the sharpness of the voice
“satīras asums”
the sharpness of the satire
“zīmējuma kontūru asums”
the sharpness of the drawing contour
“fotoattēla asums”
photo sharpness
“Daugavmalā cīņa iedegās ar pieaugošu asumu”
the fight on the banks of the Daugava (river) came on with increasing sharpness
“dzirdes, redzes asums”
sharpness of hearing, of vision
“prāta ' asums”
sharpness of mind
“usnei ir tādi asumi, kas duras rokā”
thistle has such sharp spines that it (can) pierce the hand
“runāt bez asumiem”
to speak without sharp words
“izvairīties no liekiem asumiem”
to avoid unnecessary roughness
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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