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Meaning of gala | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
[ɡaʎa]

Definitions

  1. locative singular of gals
    form-of, locative, masculine, singular
  2. locative singular of gaļa
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular
  3. meat (food obtained from the flesh of slaughtered animals)
    declension-4, feminine
  4. genitive singular of gals
    form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
  5. meat (containing meat, cooked or prepared with meat)
    declension-4, feminine
  6. meat (from which one obtains meat; reared in order to produce meat)
    declension-4, feminine
  7. meat, flesh (animal muscular and adipose tissue; also, colloquially, human flesh, usually miesa)
    declension-4, feminine
  8. meat, flesh (soft, juicy part of a fruit)
    declension-4, feminine, rare

Equivalents

English flesh meat

Examples

“cūkas, aitas, jēra gaļa”

pig, sheep, lamb meat (i.e. pork, mutton, lamb)

“vērša, liellopu gaļa”

ox, cattle meat (i.e. beef)

“zivju gaļa”

fish meat

“trekna, liesa gaļa”

fatty, lean meat

“jēla, zaļa gaļa”

raw, green (i.e. raw) meat

“cepta, vārīta, žāvēta gaļa”

fried, boiled, dried meat

“malta gaļa”

minced meat

“gaļas šķēle”

meat slice

“gaļas kvalitāte”

meat quality

“sālīt, sautēt gaļu”

to salt, to stew meat

“kāposti, pīrāgs ar gaļu”

cabbage, pastry (pirogi) with meat

“gaļas ražošana, rūpniecība”

meat production, industry

“truša gaļu, tāpat kā teļa gaļu, organisms viegli izmanto... ar savu maigo un patīkamo garšu tā atgādina vistas gaļu”

rabbit meat, like veal (lit. calf meat), can be easily utilized (i.e. digested) by the (human) organism... with its mild and pleasant taste, it is reminiscent of chicken meat

“gaļas produkti”

meat products

“gaļas buljons, zupa”

meat broth, soup

“gaļas mērce”

meat sauce

“gaļas kotletes, pīrāgi”

meatballs, pastry (pirogi)

“gaļas konservi”

canned meat

“gaļas cūka, govs”

meat pig, cow

“gaļas lopi”

meat cattle

“gaļas cāļi”

meat chicks (i.e. chicken)

“gaļas olbaltumvielas”

meat protein

“kur gaļa, tur kauli; kur āda, tur spalva”

where (there is) meat, (there are) bones; where (there is) skin, (there is) fur

“mans ievainojums nav smags, bet lode iedzinusi no šineļa gaļā vilnas piku”

my wound is not heavy (i.e. serious), but the bullet drove in a lump of wool from the coat into (my) meat (or flesh)

“auglis (parastajai mandelei) no sāniem saspiests olveida kaulenis ar ādainu gaļu”

the fruit (of the common almond tree) is, from the side, a compressed oval drupe with leathery flesh

CEFR level

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