Meaning of balts | Babel Free
[bālts]Definitions
- white (having the color of, e.g., snow or milk)
- white (light, not dark; without color; gray)
- white (a member of the Caucasian race)
- clean
- counterrevolutionary, member of the white guard
Examples
“balts papīrs”
white paper
“balts kā sniegs, krīts, piens, kauls”
white as snow, chalk, milk, bone
“dzīvnieks ar baltu spalvu”
an animal with white fur, feathers
“baltais zaķis”
white hare
“nokrāsot durvis baltas”
to paint the door white
“balta kafija”
white coffee (i.e., with milk or cream)
“Baltais nams”
the (American) White House
“baltais karogs”
white flag (= symbol of peace, truce)
“baltās naktis”
white nights (polar nights in summer, without darkness)
“baltie asinsķermenīši”
white (blood) cells
“baltais vīns”
white wine
“balta bārda”
white beard
“galva balta kā ābele”
head white as an apple tree (= gray hair)
“baltā rase”
white (= Caucasian) race
“baltie kolonizatori”
white colonizers, settlers
“uzvilkt sestdienā baltu veļu”
to wear white linen (= clean clothes) on Saturday
“balto armija, balto karaspēks”
the white army, white troops
“balto uzbrukums”
a white attack
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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