Meaning of nags | Babel Free
Definitions
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fingernail (thin, curved horny plate on the back surface of a (human) fingertip). declension-1, masculine
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claw (horny formation at the tip of an animal's toe). declension-1, masculine
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hand colloquial, declension-1, figuratively, masculine
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dexterity, skill, knack, special talent colloquial, declension-1, figuratively, masculine
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a protrusion or formation resembling such a horny plate declension-1, masculine
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a crescent-shaped protrusion of a hat above the forehead declension-1, masculine
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difficulty, great effort declension-1, masculine, obsolete, plural, plural-only
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misfortune, desperate situation declension-1, masculine
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cataract, glaucoma colloquial, declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
Examples
“gari nagi”
long nails
“ieaudzis nags”
ingrown nails
“naga gultne”
nail bed (base on which the nails rest)
“naga sakne”
nail root (part of the nail under the skin, where the nail grows)
“nagu kopšana”
nail care
“nagu laka”
nail polish
“apgriezt nagus”
to trim one's nails
“nolīdzināt nagus ar vīlīti”
to file one's nails
“ar zobiem un nagiem”
with tooth and nail (with complete dedication, persistently)
“kaķa nags”
a cat's claw
“ērgļa nagi”
eagle claws
“Vanagam ir asi nagi.”
A hawk has sharp talons.
“Govis apslima ar mutes un nagu sērgu.”
Cows get foot-and-mouth disease.
“Šaudās acis, meklē nagi ķert un grābt.”
His eyes are darting, his hands searching for something to grab and catch.
“Viņam uz atslēdznieku darbu esot nags no bērnu dienām.”
He has had a knack for locksmithing since childhood.
“Zirgs klibo, [...] bet piešu asie nagi to cērt un nebeidz dzīt.”
The horse stumbles, … but its sharp hoof slits cut it and do not stop moving forward.
“Zem žokej cepures naga šaurās spraugas spīdēja divas niknas acis.”
Under the narrow gap of the protrusion of a jokeyš hat, two fierce eyes shone.
“Agrāk, kad bija jānēsa līdzi pičpaunā, bija daudz lielāki nagi - kur tu iznēsāsi un pieglabāsi!”
In the past, when you had to carry it with you in a pitchfork, it was a much greater effort - where will you carry it and store it!
“Bet muļķītis skaidri nagos, labi zina, ja muižā rādīsies, velns paņems kā zemeni.”
But a fool in a clearly desperate situation knows very well that, if he shows up at the estate, the devil will pick him lick a strawberry.
“Izplatīts akluma un vājredzības cēlonis... ir bojājumi acs optiskajā sistēmā, piemēram, lēcas vai radzenes apduļķojumi (katarakta, nags).”
A common cause of blindness and low vision... is damage to the optical system of the eye, such as clouding of the lens or cornea (cataract, or nail).
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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