Meaning of auss | Babel Free
[àws]Definitions
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ear (the organ of hearing) declension-6, feminine
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an individual human being declension-6, feminine, figuratively
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ear (the capacity to hear; understanding, awareness of what one hears) declension-6, feminine
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ears (elongated, protruding lateral parts of certain objects) declension-6, feminine, plural, usually
Examples
“ārējā, iekšējā auss”
outer, inner ear
“pakasīt aiz auss”
to scratch behind the ear
“spalvainas ausis”
hairy ears
“ausu ārsts”
ear doctor
“auss eja”
ear canal
“auss iekaisums”
ear infection
“nedzirdīgas, kurlas ausis”
deaf ears
“saberzēt nosalušas ausis”
to rub (one's) ice-cold ears
“ausīs džinkst, dūc, zvana, dun, šalc, rūc, šņāc”
(one's) ears are buzzing, whizzing, ringing
“mūsu auss skaņas svārstības uztver tikai no 15 līdz 20000 hercu intervālā”
our ear's sound perception range covers an interval of only 15 to 20000 Hertz
“suns aprimst kaukt un aizdomīgi paceļ ausis”
the dog stopped howling and suspiciously raised his ears
“slēpt ko no ziņkārām ausīm”
to hide something from curious ears
“labas ausis”
good ears (= hearing)
“vājas ausis”
weak, poor ears (= hearing)
“nē, es redzu: jūsu ausim mani vārdi ir tukša skaņa”
no, I see: to your ears my words are empty sounds
“nolaist cepures ausis”
to let down (one's) hat ears
“būrtnīca ar ausīm”
a notebook with ears
“durvīs parādās večuks... ziemas cepures ausis nokarājas uz abām pusēm kā dažkārt zaķim”
an old man showed up at the door... the ears of his winter hat were hanging on both sides as bunny ears sometimes do
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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