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Meaning of pūkains | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. fluffy, wooly
  2. flowered, flowery (covered with flowers, having many flowers in bloom)
  3. fluffy, hairy (having little hairs or hair-like appendages)
  4. flowered, floral (having images, drawings, etc. of flowers)
  5. fluffy, downy (having fluff, down)
  6. flowery (very ornamented, a little pretentious)
    figuratively, usually
  7. fluffy, soft

Equivalents

Examples

“pūkains lakats”

fluffy scarf

“pūkains paklājs”

fluffy carpet

“aust pūkainu segu”

to weave, sow a fluffy blanket

“pūkainas vilnas audums”

a fabric (made) of fluffy wool

“pūkaini, balti mākoņi”

fluffy, white clouds

“pūkainas lapas”

fluffy, hairy leaves

“firziķiem izauga sulīgi, pūkaini augļi”

the pear tree grew sappy, fluffy/hairy fruits

“pūkains kucēns”

fluffy puppy

“pūkains cālēns”

fluffy, downy little chick

“mazs pūkains zaķēniņš”

a little fluffy bunny

“melna, pūkaina bārdiņa”

black, fluffy beard

“pūkains zods”

fluffy chin (i.e., covered by fluffy hair)

“Tālivaldim bija mīksti, gari un pūkaini mati”

Tālivaldis had soft, long, fluffy hair

“puķaina pļava − flowered meadow”
“zaļie un puķainie lauki − the green, flowered fields”
“puķains lakats − flowery scarf”
“puķaini aizkari − flowery curtains”
“puķaina drāna pašlaik vīriešiem nāk modē − flowery, floral fabric is now becoming fashionable for men”
“savā puķainā svārciņā viņa pati ziedēja kā vasara − in her flowery little skirt she herself was blooming like spring”
“Dina Kuple necieš puķainus salīdzinājumus, kaut viņa mīl dzeju − Dina Kuple can't stand flowery comparisons, although she loves poetry”

CEFR level

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