Meaning of slaids | Babel Free
[slaîts]Definitions
- lithe, slim, slender
- slender, straight (having a tall, straight trunk without branches)
- straight, slender (having long, straight stems)
- slender, slim (thin and relatively tall, high)
- relatively tall, high, and steep
- broad, sharp, quick
- broad
Equivalents
Examples
“augumā Arturs bija līdzīgs māsai, tāpat slaids un lokans, garām kajām”
in height Artur was like his sister, just as slim and lithe, with long legs
“slaidi pirksti”
slender fingers
“slaidas kājas”
slender legs
“slaidi bērzi”
slender, straight birch trees
“slaids stumbrs”
slender, straight trunk
“mežā priede izaug slaida, ar taisnu un gludu stumbru, kam zari ir tikai pašā galotnē”
in the woods, the pine tree grows slender, with a straight, smooth trunk, and with branches only at the very top
“slaidās gladiolas vislabāk izskatās”
the slender gladioli look best
“slaida bulta”
slender, slim arrow
“slaida laiva”
slender, slim boat
“slaidas, vieglas slēpes”
slender, light skis
“slaidie pakalni”
high hills
“slaidi viļņi”
high waves
“viņam patīk slaidās nokalnes”
he likes steep slopes
“te, slaidu soli skriedams, viņu panāca Janelis”
here, running with broad steps, Janelis reached him
“viņš skatījās, kā Roziene slaidiem grābekļa vēzieniem rauš kopā šīs lapas”
he watched as Raziene gathered these leaves with broad strokes of (her) rake
“slidinoties mājā no skolas, es apmetu slaidu līkumu”
sliding/skiing back home from school, I made a broad turn
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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