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Meaning of sīkums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. trifle(s) (objects of small size, importance, value)
    declension-1, in-plural, masculine
  2. detail(s) (events, circumstances, etc. without much significance)
    declension-1, in-plural, masculine
  3. smallness, pettiness, insignificance
    declension-1, masculine, singular

Examples

“galantērijas sīkumi”

fancy trifles, fancy stuff

“sīkumu tirgus, sīkumtirgus”

flea market (lit. trifles market)

“runāt, uztraukties par sīkumiem”

to talk, to worry about (unimportant) details

“atstāstīt, aprēķināt, zināt visus sīkumus”

to tell, to calculate, to know all the details

“sēklu sīkums ir orhideju piemērošanās”

the smallness of the seeds is an adaptation of the orchid

“auguma sīkums”

smallness of growth, shortness, small height

“rokraksta sīkums”

the smallness of (one's) handwriting

“problēmu sīkums”

the smallness, pettiness, insignificance of problems

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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