Meaning of lāpstiņa | Babel Free
[lâːpstiɲa]Definitions
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locative singular of lāpstiņa feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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various blade-having tools similar to a shovel like spades, spatulas, trowels, etc. declension-4, feminine
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a flat, blade-like machinery element (e.g., in turbines, propellers, etc.) declension-4, feminine
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shoulder blade (triangular bone behind the thorax) declension-4, feminine
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a flat, wide, shovel-like horn structure (e.g., on an elk) declension-4, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“kūku lāpstiņa”
cake spatula
“stādāmā lāpstiņa”
garden trowel
“mūrnieka lāpstiņa”
mason's trowel
“koku mizošanai ļoti vajadzīgs darba rīks ir mizojamā lāpstiņa”
a very important tool for barking trees is the peeling blade
“sūkņa lāpstiņa”
pump impeller (lit. blade)
“turbīnas lāpstiņa”
turbine blade
“ventilatora lāpstiņa”
fan, ventilator blade
“labā, kreisā lāpstiņa”
right, left shoulder blade
“lāpstiņas kauls”
shoulder blade bone, scapula
“visspēcīgāk izveidotas ragu lāpstiņas ir Sibīrijas aļņiem, toties Tālo Austrumu aļņiem lāpstiņas gandrīz nekad neveidojas”
the Siberian elks have the most strongly developed horn blades; in contrast, the Far East elks almost never develop blades
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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