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Meaning of lipīgs | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. sticky, adhesive (such that it adheres to some surface)
  2. sticky, adhesive (such that it is covered with glue or some other sticky substance)
  3. unpleasant, obnoxious
  4. contagious, infectious

Equivalents

العربية ذميم سار معد معد
Bosanski nepoćudan
Català contagiós
Gaeilge gabhálach
हिन्दी संक्रामक
Hrvatski nepoćudan
Magyar fertőző
Bahasa Indonesia infeksius menular tular
Íslenska smitandi
日本語 伝染性の
Српски nepoćudan
Svenska smittsam
Tagalog nakahahawa
Українська інфекційний

Examples

“lipīgs šķīdums”

adhesive solution

“lipīgs māls”

sticky clay

“lipīgi sveķi”

sticky resin

“lipīga sula”

sticky juice

“lipīgs papīrs”

adhesive paper

“lipīga lenta”

adhesive tape

“lipīgi pirksti”

sticky fingers

“vīrieši visā vairumā viņai aizvien šķita lipīgi un uzbāzīgi”

most of the men seemed to her simply unpleasant and obtrusive

“viņš sacīja ar lipīgu, ļaunu ironiju”

he said with unpleasant, wicked irony

“tie spēlēja lipīgi saldu tango”

they played an unpleasantly (lit. sticky) sweet tango

“vējbakas ir lipīga slimība, ko izraisa vīruss”

chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by a virus

“arī tuberkuloze ir lipīga”

also tuberculosis is contagious

CEFR level

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