Meaning of plats | Babel Free
[plats]Definitions
- wide, broad (having a relatively large distance from side to side)
- wide, broad (going beyond the average width of other similar objects)
- broad, lax (pronounced with relatively large mouth opening)
- wide, broad (having large aperture)
- wide, broad (having large diameter)
Equivalents
English
wide
Examples
“plats dēlis, sols”
wide board, bench
“platas durvis”
wide door
“plata šoseja”
wide road
“plats smaids”
wide smile
“vīrietis ar platiem pleciem”
a man with broad shoulders
“putns ar platu knābi”
a bird with a wide beak
“koki ar platām lapām”
a tree with broad leaves
“vienu metru plats audums”
one-meter wide fabric, cloth
“desmit metru plata upe”
a 10-meter wide river
“plats krekls”
wide shirt
“blūze ir par platu”
the blouse is too wide
“platais patskanis”
broad, lax vowel
“platais e, ē”
broad, lax e, ē (i.e., [æ] instead of [ɛ])
“pavērt vārtus platāk”
to open the gate wider
“plati atvērt muti”
to open the door wide
“plata caurule”
wide tube
“ieliet dzērienu platā traukā”
to pour the drink into a wide container
“sakārtot ziedus platā vāze”
to put the flowers into a wide vase
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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