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Meaning of blāvs | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
[blāːws]

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

Беларуская бледны
Bosanski dim pala
Català deslluït fat
Ελληνικά ΔΕΠ μουντός ωχρός
English dim Dull Lackluster Wan
Esperanto pala
Hrvatski dim pala
Magyar halvány sápadt
Íslenska fölur
日本語 青ざめた
Kurdî dim fahl mat wan wan
Latina exsanguis
Latviešu nespodrs
Nederlands bleek dof middelmatig Vaal
Polski bezbarwny
Português cadavérico desbotado mortiço WAN
Română tern
Русский бледный
Српски dim pala
Svenska glanslös Matt
ไทย แว่น
Українська блідий

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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