Meaning of blāvs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. dim, faint, wan (weak; proudicing only dim, faint light)
2. dull (not transparent, not clear)
3. dull, lackluster (not shiny, not emitting or reflecting (much) light; pale, whitish)

Equivalents

Examples

“blāva spuldze”

dim (light) bulb

“blāvs mēness”

dim moon

“blāva gaisma”

dim light

“blāvajā mēness gaismā no durvīm uz manu pusi kūņojās kaut kas garš un balts”

in the dim moonlight something long and white was dragging itself from the door to my side

“blāva stikla vāze”

dull, translucid glass vase

“aiz blāvās, putekļu klātās rūts pazibēja smaidīga meitenes seja”

behind the dull, dust-covered (window) pane flashed a smiling girl's face

“blāvās krāsas”

pale colors

“Es ieskatos Harijam acīs; bet šodien tās ir blāvas”

I look into Harijs' eyes; but today they are dull

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