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Meaning of braukt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2 Common
[bɾàwkt]

Definitions

  1. to go, to ride (in a vehicle)
    intransitive
  2. to go (on a cart, sled, sleigh, etc.) pulled by animals
    intransitive
  3. to ride (a horse)
    intransitive, transitive
  4. to go, to move, to ride, to travel
    intransitive
  5. to run (on a surface)
    colloquial, intransitive

Equivalents

English drive ride

Examples

“braukt automobilī, automašīnā”

to go by car

“braukt pajūgā, kamanās”

to go on a cart, on a sleigh

“braukt ar autobusu, ar vilcienu”

to go by bus, by train

“braukt ar tvaikoni, ar lidmašīnu”

to go by steamboat, by plane

“braukt komandējumā”

to go on a business trip, on an expedition

“braukt uz kuģa, uz kuģiem”

to go on a boat (also, to be(come) a sailor)

“braukt ar zirgu”

to go on a horse-drawn cart

“braukt ar vēršiem, ar suņiem, ar briežiem”

to go on a cart pulled by oxen, by dogs, by (rein)deer

“tēvs brauc lepnus zirgus”

father is riding a proud horse

“laiva brauc pa ezeru”

the boat is traveling on the lake

“trolejbuss brauc uz depo”

the trolleybus is going to the depot

“pajūgi brauc pa ceļa malu”

carts go on the edge of the road

“zirgs brauc pa ceļu”

the (yoked, harnessed) horse rides on the road

“kā asaras slaucīdama, viņa abām plaukstām brauca pār vaigiem”

as if wiping tears, she ran both palms (= hands) over (her) cheeks

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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