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Meaning of karstums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. heat (high temperature; the feeling that it generates)
    declension-1, masculine, singular, usually
  2. heat, hot (a place where there is heat)
    declension-1, masculine, singular, usually
  3. heat, strong feelings, temper, passion
    declension-1, masculine, singular, usually
  4. intensity of action
    declension-1, masculine, singular, usually
  5. high body temperature, fever
    declension-1, masculine, plural-normally

Equivalents

English heat

Examples

“sajust ugunskura karstumu”

to feel the heat of the fire

“tropiskais karstums”

tropical heat

“karstums pieņemas, mazinās”

the heat is increasing, decreasing

“pirtī liels karstums”

it is very hot (lit. there is big heat) in the sauna

“spējš karstums izskrēja caur dzīslām”

strong heat ran through (his) veins

“sēdēt karstumā pie krāsns”

to sit in the heat by the oven

“jaunības karstums”

the heat, passion of youth

“mīlas karstumā”

in the heat of love

“diskusiju karstumā”

in the heat of the discussion

“pašā darba karstumā mašīnai atgadās ķibele”

in the heat of work (i.e., during intense work) the machine had a problem

“zēnam bija karstumi”

the boy had the heats (= fever)

“gulēt karstumos”

to sleep in the heats (= with a fever)

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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