Meaning of skaļš | Babel Free
[skaʎʃ]Definitions
- loud (relatively strong; producing sounds at a relatively high volume)
- loud, noisy (where, when there is noise, sound at a relatively high volume)
- loud, noisy (who often speaks, laughs, etc. at a high volume, with a strong voice)
- loud (who often produces intense, sounds, usually with its voice)
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loud, effusive (trying to attract attention, to stand out) figuratively
- loud, noisy, strong, intense (associated with intense external signs)
- loud, intense; showing strong contrasts
- loud (said openly, not hidden; said with intensity, strongly (and usually not justified)
- loud, impressive (attracting attention)
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easy to split, to chop rare
Examples
“skaļš kliedziens”
loud shout, scream
“skaļi smiekli”
loud laughter
“skaļa mūzika”
loud music
“skaļa rūkoņa”
loud roar
“skaļi soļi”
loud steps
“skaļš radiouztvērējs”
loud radio set
“uzgriezt radio par skaļu”
to turn the radio too loud
“motoru troksnis kļuva skaļāks”
the motor noise became louder
“mēs tikko esam piesēdušies pie brokasta galda, kad atskan skaļš zvans un istabā iebrūk Kirils ar milzīgu mugursomu”
we had just sat down at the breakfast table when a loud bell rang and Kirils entered the room with a huge backpack
“skaļš mežs”
noisy forest
“skaļa iela”
noisy street (because of traffic noise)
“skaļš rīts”
noisy morning
“istaba tika arvien skaļāka, sarunas raibākas un vaļīgākas”
the room became increasingly louder, noisier, the conversations more mixed and more open
“skaļs puisis”
noisy, loud boy
“skaļas meitenes”
noisy, loud girls
“sevišķi skaļš viņu vidū bija tievais un garais seminārists... viņa balss aizvien skanēja pāri visām”
among them, the thin, tall seminarist was particularly loud... his voice always sounded above all others
“klusumu prātrauca meža balsis; visskaļākie bija strazdi”
the voices of the forest interrupted the silence; the sterlings were the loudest (ones)
“vieniem mākslinieks kā režijā, tā aktiermākslā šķiet eleganti apburošs, citiem - pārāk skaļš un drusku ārišķīgs”
to some, the artist, both in directing and in acting, seems elegantly charming; to others - too loud and a little ostentatious
“skaļš prieks”
loud (= intense) joy
“skaļa jautrība”
loud (= intense) cheerfulness
“vakars izvērtās skaļš un jautrs; nevienam nebija garlaicīgi”
the evening turned out to be noisy and cheerful; nobody felt bored
“skaļas krāsas”
loud colors
“skaļas frāzes”
loud expressions
“skaļus vārdus vējš izmētā; klusie iesēžas atmiņā”
loud words are scattered (by) the wind; quiet (ones) remain in memory
“māja ir ļoti lepna... kāds advokāts to cēlis sev, cerēdams uz skaļām, ienesīgām prāvām”
the house was very proud (= imposing)... some lawyer built it, hoping for loud, lucrative cases
“ja malka bija laba, skaļa, tad skali plīsa paši no sevis”
if the wood was good, easy to chop, then the slivers split (off) almost by themselves
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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