Meaning of mele | Babel Free
[mɛ̀ːlɛ]Definitions
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liar, deceiver (someone who is tells lies, who deceives others) declension-5, feminine, masculine
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locative singular of mele feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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tongue (muscular mouth organ used for moving food around in the mouth, for tasting, and as one of the organs of speaking) declension-5, feminine
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tongue (way, style, attitude of speaking) declension-5, feminine, figuratively
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tongue (the animal's body part, seen as food) declension-5, feminine
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tongue, language declension-5, feminine
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potential informant, source (prisoner who can talk, who has valuable information about the enemy) declension-5, feminine, figuratively
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tongue (an object or phenomenon with a flat, elongated shape) declension-5, feminine, figuratively
Equivalents
Examples
“nekaunīga mele”
shameless (female) liar
“mēles ķermenis, muskuļi”
tongue body, muscles
“mēles galotne”
the end(ing) of the tongue
“mēles galiņš”
the tip of the tongue
“mēles sakne”
the root of the tongue
“mēles muguriņa”
the back of the tongue
“rādīt mēli”
to show, stick out one's tongue
“kaķis lok pienu ar mēli”
the cat laps milk with his tongue
“laizīt ar mēli”
to lick with (one's) tongue
“mēli kļuvusi stīva, nevar parunā”
(his) tongue stiffened, he can't speak
“abiem mutes bija sausas, un viņi pārtrauca sarunas, lai mazliet sakrātu siekalas uz mēles”
both of them had dry mouths, and they stopped the conversation in order to save some saliva on (their) tongues
“latviešu valodā izšķir augsta, vidēja un zema mēles pacēluma priekšējās rindas patskaņus”
the Latvian language distinguishes front vowels with high, medium and low tongue height
“asa mēle”
sharp tongue
“mēle kā nātre”
a tongue like nettles (= sharp tongue)
“ļauna mēle”
evil tongue
“veikla mēle”
agile tongue
“salda mēle”
sweet tongue
“mīlīga mēle”
friendly, kind tongue
“mēles desa”
tongue sausage
“sautēta mēle”
stewed tongue
“latviešu mēle”
Latvian tongue
“vācu, franču mēle”
German, French tongue
“sveša mēle”
foreign tongue
“saņemt mēli”
to get a potential informant (lit. tongue)
“liesmu, uguns mēles”
a tongue flame, fire
“zemes mēle”
a stripe, streak (lit. tongue) of land
“zvana vara mēle klusēja”
the bell's copper clapper was silent
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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