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Meaning of augsne | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
[âwksnɛ]

Definitions

  1. soil, earth (upper layer of the ground, transformed under the influence of plants, animals, and the weather, where plants are sown to grow)
    declension-5, feminine
  2. locative singular of augsne
    form-of, locative, masculine, singular
  3. soil (prerequisites or favorable conditions for the development of something)
    declension-5, feminine, figuratively

Equivalents

English earth soil

Examples

“smilšaina, mālaina augsne”

sandy, clay soil

“kūdras augsne”

peat soil

“velēnu augsne”

sod soil

“irdena augsne”

friable soil

“blīva augsne”

dense, thick soil, earth

“apstrādāt augsni”

to treat the soil

“augsnes auglība”

soil fertility

“augsnes dezinfekcija”

soil desinfection

“augsnes erozija”

soil erosion

“augsnes kaļķošana”

soil liming

“iestrādāt mēslojumu augsnē”

to work fertilizer into the soil

“augnes virskārta, apakškārta”

topsoil, subsoil

“augsnes tipi, veidi”

soil types

“lupīnas audzē neauglīgās, smilšainās augsnēs”

one grows lupins in arid, sandy soils

“literatūrai nepieciešama sava dabiska attīstība, vide un augsne, kur iespējams rasties liela vēriena darbiem”

literature needs its own development, an environment and a soil where large-scope works can arise

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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