Meaning of sauss | Babel Free
[ˈsàws]Definitions
- dry (containing (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture, vapor; whose surface has (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture)
- dry (which has lost the liquid or moisture that it previously had)
- dry (containing less liquid, moisture than usual, than other comparable items)
- dry (characterized by relatively little humidity in the air or soil, by relatively less rainfall)
- dry (which happens, is carried out without the use of water, of fluids; which does not produce water, fluids)
- dry, thin, weak
- dry (without emotionality, without compassion or concern)
- dry (without feelings; which causes no feelings)
- dry, toneless, hollow
Equivalents
Examples
“sausas smiltis”
dry sand
“sausa malka”
dry firewood
“sausas lapas”
dry leaves
“sauss zars”
dry branch, twig
“sauss sniegs, gaiss, tvaiks”
dry snow, air, steam
“sausas lūpas”
dry lips
“sausa āda”
dry skin
“sausi mati”
dry hair (= insufficiently nourished)
“varbūt pa ceļam gadīsies kāds šķūnītis... varētu ielīst siltā, sausā sienā”
maybe on the way there is some little barn... one could crawl into warm, dry hay
“acīs nemanīja asaru; šausmas bija acis darījušas sausas”
in (their) eyes no tears could be found; terror made (their) eyes dry
“abiem mutes bija sausas, un viņi pārtrauca sarunas, lai mazliet sakrātu siekalas uz mēles”
both (men) had dry mouths, and they stopped the conversation to save some saliva on their tongues
“sauss dīķis”
dry pond
“sausa aka”
dry well
“katls izvārījies sauss”
the kettle has boiled dry
“noslaucīt galdu sausu”
to wipe the table dry
“upe palika tik sausa, ka tajā varēja atrast mazāko akmeni”
the river stayed so dry that one could find the smallest stones in it
“kapteiņa puķu odekolona pudelīte ir sausa”
the captain's little flower cologne bottle is dry (= totally empty)
“sausā barība”
dry food
“sausais raugs”
dry yeast
“sausais piens”
dried milk
“sausais spirts”
dry alcohol
“sausais ledus”
dry ice (solid CO₂)
“sausais vīns”
dry wine (prepared without adding alcohol or sugar)
“sauss laiks, klimats”
dry weather, climate
“sauss vējš”
dry wind
“sausa vasara”
dry summer
“sauss gads”
dry year
“sausa pļava”
dry meadow
“sausi meži”
dry forests
“sauss dzīvoklis, pagrabs”
dry apartment, basement
“Vidusāzijā ir viss vai gandriz viss, izņemot ūdeni; tā ir ļoti, ļoti sausa zeme”
Central Asia has everything or almost everything, except water; it is a very, very dry land
“bija atnākusi sausa, svelmaina diena”
a dry, scorching day had come
“sausā spodrināšana”
dry shine
“sausais putekļu uztvērējs”
dry dust collector
“sausais pleirīts”
dry pleurisy
“sauss klepus”
dry cough
“atbrauca mazs, sauss vīriņš stipri apnēsātā samta uzvalkā”
a little dry (= weak-looking) man arrived in a shabby velvet suit
“vanagu pagalmā ienāca Mālnieka tēvs, garš, sauss vecis”
MMālnieks' father came into the hawk yard, a tall, dry (= fragile) old man
“sauss cilvēks”
dry person
“sauss stils”
dry style
“sausa valoda”
dry language
“cilvēki runāja, ka Strautmanis esot sauss un auksts”
people say that Strautmanis is dry and cold
“Ausma jutās nelaimīga neradošajā, sausajā bibliotēkas darbā”
Ausma felt unhappy in (= with) (the) non-creative, dry library work
“statistika ir nepielūdzama: šķietami sausie skaitļi allaž parāda, kas paveikts un kur vēl spēcīgāk pieliekams plecs”
statistics is relentless: the seemingly dry figures always show what (was) done and where shoulders must be bent even more strongly (= where one must work harder)
“Paipa iesmējās sīku, sausu smiekliņu”
Paipa laughed a little dry laugh
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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