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Meaning of aukstums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. cold (the quality, the fact of something, or the surroundings, being cold)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. cold (sensation caused by low temperature; chills)
    declension-1, masculine
  3. coldness (a dry, detached, unresponsive attitude)
    declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

English cold

Examples

“ledains aukstums”

icy cold

“trīcēt no aukstuma”

to shiver from the cold

“pierast pie aukstuma”

to get used to the cold

“uznāca aukstums”

the cold (= cold weather) has come

“nolikt ēdienu aukstumā”

to put food in the cold (= a cold place)

“tuvojas aukstuma vilnis no ziemeļiem”

a cold front is approaching from the north

“aukstums pārskrēja pār kauliem”

the cold ran through (someone's) bones

“just drauga balsī aukstumu”

to feel coldness in a friend's voice

“viņš šajās acīs bieži pamanīja aukstumu”

he often noticed cold/coldness in those eyes

CEFR level

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

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