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Meaning of mežģīt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[mɛʒɟîːt]

Definitions

  1. to sprain, to twist (e.g., a joint)
    transitive
  2. to entangle (ropes, threads, wires, etc.)
    transitive
  3. to sew (usually a net)
    transitive

Examples

“mežģīt rokas locītavu”

to sprain (one's) wrist

“mežģīt kāju”

to sprain (one's) leg

“mēli mežģījošs nosaukums”

a tongue-twisting name

“es nemaz netiku daudz prātojusi par pienākumiem, te viņi ir un ir jāpadara, ko tur vēl smadzenes mežģīt”

I have never wondered much about duties, you have them and you have to do them, there is nothing there to twist (one's) brains about

“mežģīt dzijas, diegu”

to entangle yarn, thread

“zvejnieks mežģī tīklus”

the fisherman is sewing a (fishing) net

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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