Meaning of jauns | Babel Free
[jaûns]Definitions
- having relatively low age, young, new
- young, typical of youth
- new
- new, recent (created, invented, built, established a short time ago)
- new (which has recently mature, which was recently harvested; fresh)
- new, young (having recently begun to act, to work; having little experience)
- new (recently acquire, purchased; not worn out; not used)
- new (different; not like before)
- new (following a previous one; replacing a previous one)
Equivalents
Examples
“jauns cilvēks, vīrietis”
young person, man
“jauna sieviete”
young woman
“jaunie lasītāji, vēlētāji”
young readers, voters
“jaunie lācēni”
young bear cubs
“jauns mežs”
young, new forest
“jaunas atvases”
young, new shoots
“viņa izskatās jaunāka par saviem gadiem”
she looks younger than her years (= age)
“jaunas dienas”
young days, youth
“jauna skaista balss”
young, beautiful voice
“sirdi vajag paturēt jaunu, tad cilvēks nekad nebūs vecs”
one must keep one's heart young, then one will never grow old
“Jauns Mēness”
New Moon
“jauns ciemats”
new village
“jauna pilsēta”
new town, city
“jaunas konstrukcijas mašīnas”
new construction machines
“jauna sintētiskā šķiedra”
new (kind of) synthetic fiber
“jauna luga, opera”
new play, opera
“kas jauns?”
what's new? (conversation starter)
“jaunie kāposti”
new cabbage
“jaunā raža”
the new harvest
“jauns skolotājs, ārsts, advokāts”
new, young teachers, doctor, lawyer
“jauno autoru apvienība”
young authors association
“jaunais pāris”
the new, young couple (i.e., recently married)
“jauns mētelis”
new coat
“jaunas kurpes”
new shoes
“tirgoties ar jaunām un lietotām grāmatām”
to trade with new and used books
“sākt jaunu dzīvi”
to begin a new life
“jauns darbs”
new work, job
“jauna uztvere, pieeja, metode”
new perception, approach, method
“jauni plani, nodomi”
new plans, intentions
“sācies jauns gads”
a new year has started
“Jaunie Laiki”
the Modern Times (from 1640 to 1917)
“jaunais gads, jaungads”
New Year
“Jauna Derība”
the New Testament
“jauns ilustrēts izdēvums”
new illustrated edition
“jaunā stila (Gregora) kalendārs”
new style (Gregorian) calendar
“jaunā ortografijā”
new orthography, spelling
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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