Meaning of sīpols | Babel Free

Definitions

1. onion (herbaceous plant, sp. Allium cepa, with succulent tubular or flat leaves and underground edible bulbs)
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2. onion (the bulb of this plant, used in cooking)
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3. bulb (a modification of the stem and shriveled leaves of certain plants, among which onions, which accumulates nutrients)
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4. follicle (part of the hair situated under the skin)
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Examples

“dārzā sīpols”

garden onion

“ziemas sīpols”

winter onion

“vasaras sīpols”

summer onion

“krūmāju sīpols”

scrub onion

“jūras sīpols”

sea onion

“sīpolu ziedi”

onion flowers

“sīpoli un ķiploki ir plaši pazīstami garšaugi, tos lieto ārstniecībā kopš seniem laikiem”

onion and garlic are well-known herbs, they have been used in medicine sindnce ancient times

“sīpolu mias, sīpolmizas”

onion peel

“sīpolu virtene”

string of onions (for winter storage)

“pēc garšas īpašībām sīpoli iedalāmi saldajos, pussīvajos un sīvajos sīpolos”

by the quality of their taste, onions can be divided into sweet, half-pungent and pungent onions

“blakus pavardam kā lielas dzintara krelles karājās sīpolu virtenes”

next to the fireplace, like big amber beads, (there) hung strings of onions

“gladiolu, tulpju sīpols”

gladiole, tulip bulbs

“ķiplokam ir salikts sīpols, kas sastāv no vairākiem patstāvīgiem sīpoliem, un katra nolauztā ķiploka daiva izveido jaunu augu”

garlic has a compound bulb which consists of several independent bulbs, and every clove of garlic that breaks off originates a new plant

“mati nosirmo kad mata sīpolā attiecīgs iecirknis pārstāj ražot pigmentu”

hairs become gray when the respective region of the hair follicle stops producing pigment

“ir dažādas metodes lieko matu likvidēšanai, taču visām ir būtisks trūkums: tās neiznīcina mata sīpolu”

there are various methods to eliminate excess hair, but they all have an essential flaw: they do not destroy the hair follicle

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