Meaning of spārns | Babel Free
[spàːɾns]Definitions
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wing (one of a pair of flight organs) declension-1, masculine
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wing (plate-like appendage in a large machine that interacts with the environment (e.g., air, water)) declension-1, masculine
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plaque-like elongated element or part in a machine declension-1, masculine
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wing (lateral part or extension of a building) declension-1, masculine
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flank declension-1, masculine
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wing (a group of people, within a larger group) declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
English
wing
Examples
“putna, tauriņa, sienāža spārns”
a bird's, butterfly's, grasshopper's wing
“izplest spārnus”
to open, spread one's wings
“sakļaust spārnus”
to close one's wings
“spārnu vēzieni”
wingbeats
“lidmašīnas spārns”
airplane wing
“kuģa dzenskrūves spārni”
ship propeller wings
“velosidpēda dakšas spārni”
bicycle fork prongs (lit. wings)
“no vienas ēkas spārna uz otru”
from one wing of the building to the other
“labajā spārnā atrodas bibliotēka”
the library is situated in the right wing
“pulkvedis ar savu adjutantu piejāja līdz pozīcijas labajam spārnam”
the colonel and his aide rode up to (their) position's right flank
“filozofijas skolas radikālais spārns”
the radical wing of the philosophical school
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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