Meaning of mīts | Babel Free
[mīːts]Definitions
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myth (ancient tale about gods, spirits, demons, heroes, natural phenomena or prehistoric events) declension-1, masculine
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myth (commonly believed yet false or wrong story, explanation) declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
Examples
“mīts par pasaules rašanos”
world creation myth
“kādā Senās Romas mītā teikts, ka Saule piedzimusi zelta teļa veidā un ka tās māte ir Debess: milzīga govs, kuras ķermenis bijis nokaisīts ar zvaigznēm”
in some Ancient Rome myth it is said that the Sun was born in the form of a golden calf, and that its mother was the Sky: a giant cow, whose body was strewn with stars
“kauja pie Maskavas 1941. gadā izklīdināja mītu par hitleriešu karamašīnas neuzvaramību”
the battle of Moscow in 1941 dispelled the myth of the invincibility of Hitler's war machine
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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