Meaning of apart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to till (land, field) by plowing
   intransitive, perfective, transitive
2. to overturn (an obstacle) while plowing; to overturn (an obstacle) and plow
   intransitive, transitive
3. to cover (e.g., planted potatoes) with earth by plowing around, by deepening the furrows; to furrow
   intransitive, transitive
4. to plow around (to change direction around something while plowing; to plow the area around something)
   intransitive, perfective, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“apart laukumu, tīrumu”

to plow, till the field

“apart platu joslu ap dārzu”

to plow, till a wide zone around the garden

“apart velēnas, rugājus”

to plow the turf, stubble (after turning it over)

“traktorists ar krūmu arklu apar alkšņus, sīkstus kārklus”

the tractor driver plows through alder bushes and tough osiers with the bush plow

“bija jāapar kartupeļi, tie zaļoja kā mežs; lai neiznāktu tikai laksti vien, vajadēja lakstus apmest nedaudz ar zemi - to izdarīja spīļu arkls”

it was time to plow around the potatoes, they had grown like a forest; so that not only leaves and stems would come out, it was necessary to throw some earth around them - the jaw plow does that

“apart ap dārzu”

to plow around the garden

“art, apart akmenim apkārt”

to plow around the stone, rock

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