Meaning of plecs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. shoulder (the joining of arm and body)
   declension-1, masculine
2. part of a garment that covers the shoulder
   declension-1, masculine
3. one of the two halves of a lever, between the fulcrum and one of the forces
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“pleca kauls, locītava”

shoulder bone, joint

“vīrietis platiem, šauriem, taisniem pleciem”

a man of wide, narrow, straight shoulders

“paraustīt, noraustīt plecus”

to shrug one's shoulders

“uzlikt mugursomu uz pleciem”

to put a backpack on one's shoulders

“jaka ar pagarinātiem pleciem”

a jacket with extended shoulders

“sviras labais, kreisais plecs”

a lever's right, left arm (lit. shoulder)

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