Meaning of rets | Babel Free
[ɾæts]Definitions
- thin, sparse (formed of a number of similar elements placed at a relatively large distance from one another)
- sparse (not close to one another)
- thin (with gaps, spaces between the threads)
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thin (not concentrated) usually
- thin (having few members)
- rare (of which there is only a small number)
- rare, infrequent, uncommon (not widely known, distributed, used)
- rare, uncommon (not normal, not ordinary)
- rare one(s) (only a few, not many)
- rare, infrequent (repeated only after long intervals)
- rare (which appears, happens infrequently)
Equivalents
Examples
“rets priedulājs”
thin, sparse pine forest
“mežs bija pietiekami rets”
the forest was rather thin, sparse
“reti mati”
thin hair
“reta ķemme”
wide-tooth(ed) (lit. thin, sparse) comb
“grābeklis ar retiem zariem”
rake with rare, sparse prongs
“reti koki”
sparse trees
“reta auduma maisiņš”
little sack of thin cloth (= having gaps)
“rets kalnu gaiss”
thin mountain air
“migla kļuva retāka un caurspīdīgāka”
the mist became thinner and more transparent
“viņu rindas bija kļuvušas retākas”
their lines, ranks had become thinner
“reti augi”
rare plants
“retie ķīmiskie elementi, metāli”
rare chemical elements, metals
“retas rokrakstu grāmatas”
rare manuscript books
“rets vārdu savienojums”
rare, uncommon word combination
“rets izteiciens”
rare expression
“reta tautasdziesmas melodija”
rare folk tune
“Ubāns ir viens no tiem retajiem māksliniekiem, kurš spēj atklāt skatītājam savu pasauli”
Ubāns is one of those rare artists who are able to open their world to the viewer
“viņa piederēja pie tiem retajiem, kas prot klausīties”
she belonged to (those) rare (people) who know how to listen
“mums varoņu daudz... vien retajam uzcelts piemineklis”
we have many heroes... only to a rare one (= a few) a monument is built
“pa retam”
rarely
“rets gadījums”
rare case
“retajos brīvajos vakaros māte mums lasīja”
in the rare free evenings mother used to read to us
“reti viesi”
rare guests
“labs draugs ir reta manta pasaulē”
a good friend is a rare treasure on earth
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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