Meaning of mazgāt | Babel Free
[mazɡâːt]Definitions
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to wash (to clean something with water or with other liquid means) intransitive, transitive
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to clean dirt off something with water or with other liquid means intransitive, transitive
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to wash by licking intransitive, transitive
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to wash (over), to flow (over) figuratively, intransitive, transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“mazgāt seju, rokas, muti”
to wash (one's) face, hands, mouth
“mazgāt veļu”
to wash (one's) clothes, to do (one's) laundry
“mazgāt grīdu ar lupatu”
to wash the floor with a rag
“mazgāt traukus karstā ūdenī”
to wash the dishes in hot water
“roka roku mazgā, abas baltas”
a hand washes another, both white
“mazgāt rokus nevainībā”
to refuse blame (lit. to wash (one's) hands in innocence)
“mazgāt dubļus no zābakiem”
to wash the mud off (one's) boots
“suns mazgā ķepu”
the dog licked (lit. washed) its paw
“kaķis tūliņ sāka lakt tasītē pienu, pēc tam nosēdās plānā zemē un mazgāja sev muti”
the cat immediately began to lick the cup of milk, then sat down on the flat ground and licked (lit. washed) his mouth
“lietus mazgā namu jumtus”
the rain washed the roofs of the houses
“ūdens strūkla mazgā putekļus”
the water spray washed the dirt away
“Daugavas viļņi mazgā krastmalas granītu”
the waves of the Daugava river washed the granite shores
“Ramona atver logu un izliecas ārā: silts pavasara lietiņš mazgā asfaltu, zālāju, apstādījumus”
Ramona opens the window and leans out: a warm spring rain washes the asphalt, the grass, the grenery
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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