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Meaning of spļāviens | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. spit (the act of spitting, of throwing saliva out of one's mouth)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. spit (the saliva thrown out of one's mouth)
    declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Bosanski slina слина
Català escopinada
Čeština plivanec slina
Deutsch Spucke
Ελληνικά ροχάλα
English Spit Spittle
فارسی تف
Français crachat postillon
Gaeilge seile
Gàidhlig ronn seile
Galego lapo
Hrvatski slina слина
Magyar köpet nyál
Italiano sputo
日本語
한국어
Latviešu siekalas
Português cuspe
Română scuipat
Русский плево́к слюна
Српски slina слина
తెలుగు లాలాజలము
Українська слина

Examples

“spēcīgs spļāviens”

strong spit

“saņemt spļāvienu sejā”

to get a spit in the face (= to be deeply offended)

“viņš spļauj ceļa smiltīs sarkanus spļāvienus”

he spits red spits on the road sand

“viņš nospļāvās uz ielas bruģa... Adrianam likās, ka spļāviens domāts viņam”

he was spitting on the sidewalk... it seemed to Adrians that the spit was meant for him

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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