Meaning of balss | Babel Free

Definitions

1. voice (sound produced by the human respiratory tract for speaking, singing, etc.)
   declension-6, feminine
2. voice, intonation (how a person's voice sounds, expressing or revealing mental states)
   declension-6, feminine
3. voice (someone who cannot be seen but can be heard)
   declension-6, feminine
4. voice (metaphorical means of communicating feelings, mental states)
   declension-6, feminine
5. voice (capacity for singing)
   declension-6, feminine
6. voice (single melodic line)
   declension-6, feminine
7. voice (sounds and calls produced by animals)
   declension-6, feminine
8. voice (sound produced by natural phenomena or objects)
   declension-6, feminine
9. voice (general thoughts, beliefs, of a group of people)
   declension-6, feminine
10. voice (expression of a mental state)
    declension-6, feminine
11. voice (capacity or opportunity to express one's opinion)
    declension-6, feminine
12. vote (citizen's will, expressed in an election, a referendum)
    declension-6, feminine
13. vote (opinion, to be counted, expressed in a debate or discussion)
    declension-6, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“spēcīga balss”

strong voice

“balss trīc, dreb”

the voice trembles

“balss tembrs, spēks, augstums”

voice timbre, power, pitch

“balss aparāts”

speech (lit. voice) organs

“balss saites”

vocal cords

“lasīt balsī”

to read out loud (lit. to read in voice)

“pacelt, raudāt balsi”

to lower, to raise one's voice

“priecīga, skumja balss”

happy, sad voice

“dusmīga, mierīga, vienaldzīga balss”

angry, calm, indifferent voice

“kadā balss ierunājās aiz muguras”

some voice spoke behind (his) back

“zemes balss”

the voice of the earth

“sirds balss”

the voice of one's heart

“augsta, zema balss”

high, low (pitched) voice

“dziedātāja balss”

a singer's voice

“balss diapazons”

voice range

“augšējā balss”

the upper voice

“pastāvīga balss”

constant voice

“balsu kustība”

voice movement

“dziedāt pirmo balsi”

to sing the first voice

“dziesma divām balsīm”

a song for two voices

“putnu balsis”

bird songs

“lakstīgalas balss”

nightingale's voice

“vēja balss”

the voice of the wind

“tautas balss”

the voice of the people

“sabiedrības balss”

the voice of society, public voice

“naida balss”

the voice of hate

“cilvēcības balss”

the voice of humanity

“tauta, kam bija atņemta sava balss”

a people who had been deprived of their voice

“nodot, atdot, dot (savu) balsi”

to give one's vote, to vote

“izšķirt jautājumu ar balsu vairākumu”

to settle the question by majority vote

“absolūtais balsu vairākums”

absolute voting majority

CEFR level