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Meaning of skābums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

Definitions

sourness, acidity (the quality of that which is sour, acid in taste (but also in smell); a substance with acidic properties)

declension-1, masculine

Examples

“šķīduma skābums”

solution acidity

“kuņģa sulas skābums”

the acidity of gastric juice

“nevarēju saprast, vai viņam tā šķobīt seju lika ogu skābums vai pēkšņa smieklu lēkme”

I couldn't understand if it was the sourness of the berries or the sudden laughter that made his face (look) so shaken

“augsnes skābums rodas galvenokārt dažādu mikrobioloģisku procesu rezultātā”

the acidity of the soil is a result of several microbiological processes

“mucām līdzi no pagraba atnākusi skābuma un pelējuma smaka”

together with the barrels from the cellar came a smell of sourness and mold

CEFR level

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