Meaning of mats | Babel Free
[mats]Definitions
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(head) hair (set of keratin filaments which grow on the top of a human being's head) declension-1, masculine, plural, usually
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each keratin filament on the body of human beings or other animals declension-1, masculine, plural, singular
Equivalents
Examples
“gaiši, rudi, tumši, sirmi mati”
light (= blond), red, dark, gray hair
“kastaņbrūni mati”
auburn hair
“kupli, sprogaini, gludi mati”
bushy, curly, smooth hair
“normāli, taukaini, sausi mati”
normal, greasy, dry hair
“matu cirtas, sprogas”
hair curls, locks
“matu pīne”
hair braid, plait, tress
“apgriezt matus”
to trim one's hair, to have a haircut
“nogriezt matus īsus”
to cut one's hair short
“nogriezt, nodzīt matus (uz nulli)”
tu cut off one's hair (to zero)
“matu rullītis”
hair roller
“matu laka”
hairspray
“matu eļļa, mateļļa”
hair oil
“matu (sa)kārtojums”
hairdo
“matu mezgls”
hair twists, knots
“līdzās ceļiniekiem stāv meitene ar pelēkām matu pīnēm”
a girl with gray hair braids is standing next to the traveler
“dārzā līkņāja vecs vīrs bez neviena mata uz galvas”
in the garden an old man without any hair on (his) head was stooping
“mata stiebrs”
hair shaft (above the skin)
“mata sakne”
hair root (in the skin)
“mata sīpols”
hair bulb (under the skin)
“uz ķermeņa, rokām un kājām mati ir maigi, plāni, tos vēl sauc par pūku... uzacu, plakstu mati ir gari, saraini”
on the body, arms and legs hairs are soft (and) thin, they are also called fuzz... eyebrow, eyelid hair (in contrast) is long, stubbly
“āpša ādu kažokrūpniecībā maz izmanto, jo mati rupji un cieti”
badger skin is not used much in the fur industry, because (its) hairs are coarse and hard
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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