Meaning of prāvs | Babel Free
[pràws]Definitions
- large, big, sizeable, considerable (having size, dimensions above average)
- large, big, sizeable, considerable (having many components, many members, many units)
- large, strong, intensive
Equivalents
Examples
“lietus nogāzē izskalojis prāvus akmeņus, bet lejā sanesis smiltis”
the rain washed large stones on the hillside, but brought down (only) sand
“viņa paņem smalkos miltus un pienu, ņem prāvu bļodu, kur sagatavot raušiem virsu”
she got the thin flour and the milk (and) took a sizeable bowl where she (could) prepare the cakes
“večuks pateica, ka prāvāko sava mūža daļu nodzīvojis vecpuisī”
the old man said that he had spent the largest part of his life as a bachelor
“grupa sanāca prāva... pāri par simt vīru”
a group came, a large one... more than a hundred men
“bija salasījies prāvs ļaužu pūlis, un vēl arvien jauni nāca klāt”
a sizeable crowd had gathered, and new people were still coming
“prāvus līdzekļus katru gadu atvēl sociālistiskās sacensības stimulēšanai”
considerable resources were brought every year to stimulate socialist competition
“prāvu daļu ienākumu iedzīvotāji saņem no sabiedriskajiem patēriņa fondiem”
the (local) inhabitants take a large part of (their) income from
“Ogres padomju saimniecības cūkkopības kompleksa būve ir viens no prāvākajiem lauksaimnieciskās ražošanas pasākumiem”
the structure of the pig production complex of the Soviet farm in Ogre is one of the largest agricultural production undertakings
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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