Meaning of adata | Babel Free
[ˈadatːa]Definitions
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needle (a long, thin, pointy tool for sewing or knitting, usually made of metal) declension-4, feminine
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locative singular of adata feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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pin (various thin, pointy objects used to hold together clothes, hair, etc. or as ornaments) declension-4, feminine
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needle (thin metal object with a sharp point, used for pricking, or for injecting substances) declension-4, feminine
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needles, spikes, thorns, spines (thin, sharp growths on plants or animals) declension-4, feminine, plural, usually
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needle (part of an instrument or machine with a needle-like shape or form) declension-4, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“šujamā adata”
sewing needle
“lāpāmā adata”
darning needle
“adāmadata”
knitting needle
“ķirurģiskā adata”
surgery needle
“adatas acs”
eye of a needle
“adata ar lielu aci”
a needle with a large eye
“ievērt diegu adatā”
to thread (lit. to insert thread into) a needle
“sieva paņēma adatu ar diegu un gribēja sašūt plēsumu svārkos”
(his) wife took a needle and thread and wanted to sew the tear in (his) suit coat
“šīs daļas ada ar smalkākām adatām”
these parts (of the pullover) one knits with finer needles
“saspraužamā adata”
safety pin
“matu adatas”
hairpins
“kaklasaites adata”
tie pin
“meistars pataustīja, vai adata vēl labi turas kakla lakatiņā”
the master checked whether the pin was still holding the neck kerchief well
“injekciju adata”
injection needle
“adatu terapija”
acupuncture (lit. needle therapy)
“eža kažoka adatas”
hedgehog spikes
“kaktusa adatas”
cactus thorns
“cirtēju cietās rokas nejuta asās skuju adatas, kas ķērās viņu drēbēs un dūrās, kur vien pieskārās”
the hard hands of the lumbermen did not feel the sharp connifer needles that stuck to their clothes and pricked wherever they touched
“manometra adata”
the needle of the pressure gauge
“mērinstrumenta adata”
the needle of the meter, measuring instrument
“kompasa adata”
compass needle
“dreboša magnēta adata vienmēr griežas pret polu”
the trembling magnet needle always turns towards the pole
“spidometers drebināja rādītāja adatu, ceļa kilometri dila, un skaitlis uz skalas auga”
the speedometer made its indicator needle tremble, the kilometers of the path (to go) decreased, and the numbers on the meter grew
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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