Meaning of kārts | Babel Free
[kāːɾts]Definitions
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pole, post (long, thin piece of wood, usually for supporting something) declension-6, feminine
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card, playing card (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of hard paper or cardboard with drawings, used to play various games) declension-6, feminine
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pole used in pole vault competitions declension-6, feminine
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cards, card game (a game which uses these cards) declension-6, feminine
Examples
“nomizota kārts”
debarked pole
“cirst kārtis”
to cut poles
“sasliet kārtis”
to raise poles
“kāršu žogs”
pole fence
“karoga kārts”
flagpole
“garš kā kārts”
tall as a pole (a tall, thin person)
“Juris pagalmā ieraudzīja Ellu, kas vilka metrus divus, divarpus garu kārti”
in the courtyard Juris saw Ella dragging a two-, two-and-a-half-meter long pole
“viņš staigā pa dārzu, gar ēkām, gar dīķi... pāris reizes ar kārti to mērīja”
he walked by the garden, along the buildings, the pond... a couple of times he measured it with a pole
“tagad, izrādās, vairs nepietiek tikai ar kārts atbilstību sportista augumam un svaram”
now, it turns out, the support of the pole is no longer enough for the height and weight of the athlete...
“kāršu komplekts”
deck of cards
“kāršu vērtība”
the value of the cards
“kāršu spēle”
card game
“dalīt kārtis”
to give (lit. distribute) the cards
“kāršu suga”
card suit
“Nikurs paņēma savu kārti... tas bija pīķa kalps”
Nikurs took his card... it was the jack of spades
“kāršu partija”
a game of cards
“spēlēt kārtis”
to play cards
“kungi sēdās pie kāršu galda”
the gentlemen sat down at the card table
“lielajā namā pirms revolūcijas pulcējās muižnieku aristokrātija, notriecot lauku kārtīs, uzdzīvē un tukšās diskusijās”
before the revolution, the landowner aristocracy got together in the big house, killing time in (= with) cards, merry-making and empty discussions
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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