Meaning of slēpt | Babel Free
[slɛ̀ːpt]Definitions
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to hide, to conceal (to put away (something, someone) so that others cannot see or find it, or to protect it from something) transitive
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to hide, to conceal (to deliberately not reveal facts, activities, etc.) transitive
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to hide, to conceal (to behave, to be made in such a way that one's feelings, thoughts, intentions etc. are not visible) transitive
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to hide, to contain (something unknown, unsuspected) figuratively, transitive
Examples
“slēpt personiskās vēstules”
to hide personal letters, documents
“slēpt dokumentus”
to hide documents
“slēpt grāmatu aiz muguras”
to hide the book behind (one's) back
“slēpt seju aiz plīvura”
to hide (one's) face behind a veil
“slēpt acis no saules stariem”
to hide (one's) eyes from the sunrays
“vāvere savas pārtikas rezerves gatavo no zīlēm, riekstiem un čiekuriem, slēpjot tos zem koku saknēm, dobumos un sūnās”
the squirrel makes its food reserves with acorns, nuts and pine cones, (by) hiding them under tree roots and in holes and moss
“viņa slēpa galvu spilvenos”
she hid (her) face in the pillows
“viss ciems bija pārliecināts, ka Loginovs slēpj dēlu”
the whole village was convinced that Loginovs was hiding a son
“slēpt patiesību”
to hide the truth
“slēpt svarīgu informāciju”
to hide important information
“slēpt savu rīcību”
to hide, conceal one's actions
“kapteinis ir viltīgs, ar nolūku slēpis no manis īstās briesmas”
the captain is cunning, he intentionally hid the real dangers from me
“viņš jautāja par manu pagātni; neko neslēpdams, izstāstīju”
he asked about my past; not hiding anything, I told (everything)
“slēpt bailes, dusmas”
to hide (one's) fear, anger
“slēpt pārdzīvojumu”
to hide experience(s)
“slēpt savu būtību”
to hide one's essence
“viņa bija atklāta un neslēpa aizdomas”
she was open and didn't hide (any) suspicion
“teātris drīkst akcentēt, atklāt jaunā gaismā tikai to, kas slēpts pašā darbā”
the theater may stress, reveal (under) a new light only that which is (already) hidden in the work itself
“zeme savos dziļumos slēpj Baltijas bagātību: četras piektdaļas no visas pasaules dzintara krājumiem”
the earth hid in its depth the Baltic riches: four fifths of the world's amber deposits
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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