Meaning of lapsa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a surname originating as a patronymic
   masculine
2. fox (esp. Vulpes vulpes)
   declension-4, feminine
3. locative singular of lapsa
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
4. fox, old fox (a cunning person)
   declension-4, feminine, figuratively

Examples

“sarkanā lapsa”

red fox

“lapsas āda”

fox skin, fur

“lapsu medības”

fox hunting

“viltīgs kā lapsa”

cunning as a fox

“lapsas ir veikli dzīvnieki, tās labi prot izvairīties no briesmām un iegūt laupījumu”

foxes are crafty animals, they know well how to avoid danger and get prey

“ar ziņojumiem par puiku nemieriem skolu inspektors Valmierā tikai pats grib tikt labākā vietā... vai nu kurators Rīgā lai būtu tāds āpsis un ticētu Valmieras lapsai?”

with reports of unrest among the boys the school inspector in Valmiera only wanted to get a better position... or would the curator in Riga be a badger and believe the Valmieran fox?

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