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Meaning of raudas | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. locative plural of rauda
    feminine, form-of, locative, plural
  2. locative plural of raudas
    feminine, form-of, locative, plural
  3. genitive singular
    feminine, form-of, genitive, singular
  4. crying, weeping (shedding of tears, usually accompanied by uneven breathing (sobbing) and unarticulated sounds, caused by one's emotional state)
    declension-4, feminine
  5. nominative/vocative/accusative plural
    accusative, feminine, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative

Equivalents

English cry

Examples

“skaļas raudas”

loud crying

“aizturēt raudas”

to hold the crying, the tears

“nāk raudas”

crying, tears are coming

“gribu aizturēt raudas, bet tās laužas ārā no sirds”

I want to hold (my) crying, but it is coming from the depths of my heart

“ja zīdainis raud īsi pirms barošanas, var mierīgi viņam ļaut dažas minūtes pakliegties, iemesls raudām te ir zināms”

if the baby cries just before feeding, one can let him shout a few minutes, the reason for the crying is known

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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