Meaning of skābt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to become, go sour, acid
   intransitive, third-person, usually
2. to become sour, surly, irritated, frustrated
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“piens siltumā skābst”

milk goes sour in the heat

“piens sācis skābt”

the milk has begun to go sour

“augsnēm ar lielu ūdens daudzumu ir pastiprināta tieksme skābt un kļūt nederīgām tādu kultūru audzēšanā, kas skābumu nepacieš”

soils with a large amount of water have an increased propensity to acidify and become unfit for those cultures that cannot endure acidity

“mājās ķildīga sieva lai skābst, / pilsonis ruma un mīlas slāpst”

let the peevish wife go sour at home, / a citizen is thirsty for love and rum

“bet vai tad ne no šā, ne no tā var tikai skābt? nebūt ne! ja vien cilvēks pēc dabas nav sirdīgs īgņa”

but should one really go sour not from this, not from that (= for no reason)? not at all! unless one is by nature a grumbler

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