Meaning of blīvs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. dense, compact, thick (such that its parts are tight, very close to each other)
2. tight, solid, compact, dense (without gaps; pressed, pulled tight, fitting tightly)
3. dense, packed (where living beings are very close to each other)

Equivalents

Examples

“blīva viela”

dense, thick substance, material

“blīva masa”

dense mass

“blīva augsne”

compact soil

“blīvs audums”

solid, continuous fabric

“blīvs spraugu pildījums”

solid, dense gap filling

“logs bija aizklāts ar blīvu aizkaru, un ne mazākais saules stariņš neiespīdēja istabā”

the window was covered with a heavy, tight curtain; not even the slightest ray of sunshine could get into the room

“beidzot vāvere uzliek ligzdai pamatīgu, blīvu lapu jumtu, lai nesūktos cauri lietus”

finally the squirrel made for (his) nest a roof of dense, compact leaves, so that the rain wouldn't leak through (it)

“blīva drūzma”

dense, packed crowd

“pavasaros uz Sahalīnas piekrasti dodas tik blīvi siļķu bari, ka uz zivju mugurām stāv kaijas”

in spring such tight, packed herring schools come to the coast of Sakhalin that [seagulls can] stand on the backs of the fish

“rudeņos blīvā straumē ceļo uz dienvidiem žubītes un citi sīkie putni”

in autumn finches and other small birds travel south in a dense stream

CEFR level