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Meaning of asinis | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR A2 Common
[asinis]

Definitions

  1. locative plural of asinis
    feminine, form-of, locative, plural
  2. blood (red, opaque liquid that circulates inside the body)
    declension-6, feminine
  3. a person's nature, temperament
    declension-6, feminine
  4. origin, implying a feeling of belonging to a group, nation, etc.
    declension-6, feminine

Equivalents

English blood

Examples

“arteriālās, venožas asinis”

arterial, venous blood

“asins spiediens”

blood pressure

“asins grupa, asinsgrupa”

blood group

“asins analīze”

blood test

“gāzu apmaiņa asinīs”

gas exchange in the blood

“pārliet asinis”

to transfuse blood, to do a blood transfusion

“asinis plūst no ievainojuma”

blood flows from a wound

“apturēt asinis”

to stop the blood

“asinīm pieplūdušas acis”

bloodshot eyes

“sarkans kā asinis”

red as blood

“karstas, aukstas asinis”

hot, cold blood, hot-, cold-blooded

“but asinīs”

to be in the blood (= nature)

“dižciltīgas asinis”

noble blood

“zilās asinis”

blue blood

CEFR level

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