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Meaning of alus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Frequent
[alus]

Definitions

beer (alcoholic beverage usually made with barley malt and hops)

declension-3, masculine

Equivalents

English beer

Examples

“gaišais alus”

lager

“tumšais alus”

dark beer

“mājas alus”

home beer

“amatnieku alus”

craft beer

“medalus”

honey beer

“alus muca”

beer barrel, keg

“alus kauss”

beer mug

“alus darītava”

brewery

“alus rūpniecība”

beer industry

“darīt, vārīt alu”

to make (literally, “to do”), to brew (literally, “to boil”) beer

“Jāņiem tika brūvēts alus, un nu staigāja no mutes uz muti liela, zaļa māla krūze, putām pārsegta, rūgteni smaržīga dzēriena pilna”

in midsummer beer was brewed, and then a big, green clay jug went from mouth to mouth, covered with foam and full of (that) bitter, aromatic drink

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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