Meaning of apmainīt | Babel Free
[apmāīnîːt]Definitions
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to swap, to exchange something for (= pret) something else (to give something and to take something else in its place) transitive
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to change something, to replace something with (= pret) something else transitive
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to exchange (to say what one wants to say to someone and then listen to what s/he wants to say) transitive
Examples
“apmainīt bibliotēkā grāmatas”
to exchange books in the library
“par naudu ceļā neko bēgļiem nedodot, bet rīsu, mannu, sāli un manufaktūtu varot apmainīt pret sviesti, pienu, gaļu, maizi”
via money the fugitives, it seems, could get nothing on their way, but rice, semolina, salt and textile products one could exchange for butter, milk, meat, and bread
“apmainīt izdegušo spuldzi”
to change a burned (light) bulb
“apmainīt tukšo spoli pret jaunu”
to replace an empty reel with a new one
“apmainīt puķēm ūdeni”
to change the flower water
“baterija kalpo divus gadus; tad tā jāapmaina”
the battery works (for) two years; then one must replace it
“viņš izšāva visu pistoles aptveri, apmainīja un šāva atkal”
he fired (his) gun's whole magazine, changed it (= reloaded), and fired again
“dažadi spriedumi un domas tika apmainītas, un prāvnieki nāca un gāja”
some judgments and thoughts were exchanged, and the litigants came and went
“mēs ēdam, garšojam jēra taukumu un apmainām pa vārdam”
we eat, taste lamb fat, and exchange a few words
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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