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Meaning of segli | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[sæɡli]

Definitions

  1. saddle (horse tack item, placed on the back of a horse either for riding or for attaching a load to the back of the animal)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. seat (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
    declension-1, masculine

Examples

“jātnieka segli”

rider's saddle

“kavalērijas segli”

cavalry saddle

“nastu segli”

harness (lit. burden) saddle

“seglu josta”

saddle strap, cinch

“seglu kāpslis”

stirrup (lit. saddle footboard)

“piesprādzēt seglus”

to fasten the saddle

“sēdēt seglos”

to sit in the saddle

“izlēkt no segliem”

to jump out of the saddle

“viņš smagi uzsēdās zirgā, ilgi nevarēdams ierīkoties seglos, kā nākas”

he sat heavily on the horse, for a while unable to settle properly in the saddle

“sēsties seglos velosipēdam”

to sit down on the bicycle seat

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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