Meaning of asara | Babel Free

Definitions

1. tears (clear, salty liquid produced by the eyes during crying)
   declension-4, feminine, in-plural
2. genitive singular of asaris
   form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
3. genitive singular of asars
   dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
4. locative singular of asara
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
5. locative singular of asars
   dialectal, form-of, locative, masculine, singular
6. teardrop (a single drop of said liquid)
   declension-4, feminine, singular
7. crying, weeping
   declension-4, feminine, in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“asaru dziedzeri”

tear glands

“asaru pilnas acis”

eyes full of tears

“prieka asaras acīs”

tears of joy in the eyes

“asaras saskrēja viņai acīs”

tears came (lit. ran) to her (in the) eyes

“asaras plūst aumaļām”

tears are flowing in streams

“smieties līdz asarām”

to laugh to tears

“asaru gāze”

tear gas

“asaru šķidrums satur brīnišķīgu vielu, kura spēj nonāvēt mikrobus”

the lacrimal fluid contains a clear substance capable of killing germs

“lēni norit liela asara”

a big teardrop slowly ran down

“asaras mācas virsū”

tears are gathering

“asaras aizžņaudz kaklu”

tears (= crying) strangled (his) neck

“būt tuvu asarām”

to be close to tears (i.e., about to cry)

“ļaut asarām vaļu”

to let the tears out

“raudāt rūgtas, gaužas asaras”

to cry bitter tears

“caur asarām runāt, smaidīt”

to speak, to smile through tears (i.e., while crying)

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