Meaning of gatavs | Babel Free
[ˈɡatːaws]Definitions
- ready (such that it has reached its final or desired state, form; such that it has been prepared, completed)
- ready (such that it is now able to do something, to be used in a certain way)
- ready, ready-made, formulaic (prepared in advance, not taking into account the actual situation or context)
- ripe, mature (which has reached full growth)
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ripe, mature (such that its quality has reached a high aesthetic level) figuratively
- real, true; used to reinforce the, usually negative, meaning of the following word
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finished; dead colloquial
Examples
“jauna ēka ir gatava”
the new building is ready
“zīmējums ir gatavs”
the drawing is ready
“pirkt gatavu mēteli”
to buy a ready(-made) coat
“gatava mašīnas detaļa”
a ready(-made) car part
“laivai airi jau gatavi”
the paddles are ready for the boat
“vakariņas ir gatavas”
dinner is ready (to eat)
“kartupeļi ir gatavi”
the potatoes are ready (= cooked)
“gatavai zupai pievieno zaļumus”
he adds vegetables to the ready (= already cooked) soup
“kad visraksts bija gatavs, es sāku domāt...”
when the title was ready, I started thinking...
“brokastis bija gatavas; vajadzēja tikai likt galdā”
the breakfast was ready; it just needed to be put on the table
“vai jums ir gatavs saraksts par skolas gados esošajiem bērniem?”
have you prepared a list (lit. do you have a ready list) of the children of school age?
“gatavs darbam”
ready to work
“gatavs mācīties”
ready to study
“gatavs palīdzēt”
ready to help
“kaķis bija gatavs lēcienam”
the cat was ready to jump
“Imants nodreb, pēkšņi uzlec kājās: “nāciet, bendes! esmu gatavs mirt!””
Imants shuddered (and) suddenly jumped up: “come, henchmen! I am ready to die!”
“es biju gatava derēt, ka sievietes domas un, kā man šķita, sapņainais skatiens šai brīdī kavējās ne tikai pie rozēm”
I was ready to bet that the woman's thoughts and, as it seemed to me, her dreamy glance did not linger only on the roses this time
“tētiņ, pirts nu ir gatava, bet kur ņemšu ūdeni?”
father, now the bath (place) is ready (for you), but where do I get water?
“rudzu zeme gatava, tikai patlaban bija pārāk sauss, vēl dažas dienas līdz sēšanai jāpagaida”
the rye land (is) ready, but right now it is too dry, one must wait a few days before sowing
“bet viņai ir vienmēr par visu gatavi spredumi”
but she always has a ready judgment (= opinion) about everything
“stāstā nav netīkamas rakstnieka pozas, kuram jau iepriekš viss skaidrs, kuram vienmēr gatava atbilde uz jebkuru”
in the story there is no unpleasant posturing by the author, to whom everything is clear in advance, who has a ready answer to everything
“gatavi āboli”
ripe apples
“gatavs dzeltens bumbieris”
a ripe yellow pear
“tomāti ir gatavi”
the tomatoes are ripe
“rudzi jau gatavi”
the rye (is) already ripe
“labība ir gatava”
the crops are ripe, ready
“lasīt gatavas ogas”
to pick ripe berries
“rieksti bija pilnīgi brūni un gatavi”
the nuts were fully brown and ripe
“nākošie darbi jau ir gatavāki, rakstnieks samērā labi atrisina formas un satura problēmas”
the next works are more mature, the writer has better solved the problems of form and content
“radīta viena no labākajām, mākslinieciski gatavākajām šā teātra izrādēm”
one of the best, artistically most mature performances of this theater has been created
“gatavais palaidnis”
a real(ly) mischievous child
“gatavais negals ar zēnu”
real trouble, problems with (that) boy
“gatavais putnu biedēklis”
a true scarecrow (= a really ugly person)
“tas nebija dēlis, bet gatavais stikls”
that wasn't a (wooden) log, but real glass
“viņam iekoda čūska, un pēc dažām stundām gatavs bija”
a snake bit him, and after a few hours he was finished (= dead)
“dabūjis netīšu sitienu pa deniņiem: gatavs”
he got an accidental blow on the head: finished (= now he is dead)
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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