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Meaning of iela | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2 Frequent
[ìɛla]

Definitions

  1. street, road (a traffic lane in cities or other populated areas)
    declension-4, feminine
  2. locative singular of iela
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular
  3. street (the houses and buildings on the side of said traffic lane)
    declension-4, feminine
  4. street (typical of, used on, the streets; also, vulgar, improper)
    declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

English street

Examples

“asfaltēta iela”

asphalt-paved street

“bruģēta iela”

cobbled street

“smilšaina iela”

sandy street, road

“taisna, līkumota iela”

straight, winding street

“plata, šaura iela”

wide, narrow street

“klusa, troksnaina, dzīva iela”

quiet, noisy, lively street

“pilsētas galvenās iela”

the city's main street

“ielas drūzma”

street crowd

“ielu krustojums”

street intersection, crossroads

“ielu apgaismojums”

street lighting

“ielu dzelzceļš”

tram (lit. street railway)

“staigāt pa ielām”

to walk on, by the streets

“iet pāri ielai”

to cross, to go across the street

“demonstranti iziet ielās”

the protesters take to the streets

“ielas šķērso dzelzceļa līniju”

the streets cross the railway line

“tas ir kiosks pie pilsētas dārza, kur šķērsojas ielas un kustība diezgan dzīva”

it is a kiosk (newsstand) at the city garden, where the streets cross and the movement (of passers-by) is quite lively

“taures kliedza un dzina no ielas prom uz trotuāra ikvienu, kas būtu mēģinājis pārkļūt uz otru pusi”

the horns were yelling and driving away from the street and onto the sidewalk anyone who might try to cross to the other side

“karā nopostīta iela”

a street ravaged by war

“ielas muzikanti”

street musicians

“ielas tirdzniecība”

street commerce

“ielu cīņas”

street fights, fighting

“Alberta iela (Rīgā)”

Alberts' street (in Riga)

“dzīvot Kalna ielā”

to live on Kalns street

“Dzirnavu ielā 5”

at Dzirnavu street, nr. 5

“izmest, izsviest uz ielas”

to throw (someone) on the streets (= to send someone out of one's house, apartment)

“nams atrodas Krišjāņa Barona un Dzirnavu ielas stūrī”

the house is located at the corner of Krišjānis Barons and Dzirnavu streets

“ielas tērps, apģērbs, kurpes”

street dress, clothes, shoes

“ielas žargons”

street jargon, slang

“ielas meita, ielasmeita”

street girl, prostitute

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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