Meaning of tilts | Babel Free

Definitions

1. bridge (a structure built to go over an area that is deep or dangerous in some way)
   declension-1, masculine
2. bridge (elevated platform over the upper deck of a ship, from which activities can be seen and controlled by the captain)
   declension-1, masculine
3. axle (part of the chassis which link the wheels of opposing sides)
   declension-1, masculine
4. bridge (element of an electric circuit, used to connect a measuring instrument)
   declension-1, masculine
5. non-removable denture, supported by natural teeth
   declension-1, masculine
6. bridge position, backbend (position of the body in which the raised back rests on the hands (or nape) and feet touching the floor)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“koka tilts”

wood bridge

“dzelzs tilts”

iron bridge

“tērauda tilts”

steel bridge

“akmens tilts”

stone bridge

“loku tilts”

arched, bow bridge

“siju, rāmju tilts”

beam bridge

“tilts pār upi”

bridge over a river

“tilts pār dzelzceļu”

bridge over the railway

“trosēs iekārts tilts”

a bridge suspended on ropes

“paceļamais tilts”

drawbridge

“autoceļa, dzelzceļa tilts”

road, railway bridge

“gājēju tilts”

pedestrian bridge

“jauktas satiksmes tilts”

mixed traffic bridge

“tilta balsts”

bridge pillar, support

“tilta laidums”

bridge span

“gaisa tilts”

air bridge

“izgriežamais tilts”

rotating bridge

“plosta tilts”

raft bridge

“uzgājuši Daugavas tiltā, viņi abi noskatījās uz Rīgu, kur torņu galos mirdzēja zelta gaiļi”

having gone up the Daugava bridge, both of them looked at Rīga, where golden roosters were shining on the tops of the towers

“komandas tilts, komandtilts”

(command) bridge

“uz komandas tilta stāvēja Kondruss, pēc izskata vēl pavisam jauns cilvēks”

on the command bridge stood Kondruss, in appearance yet a quite young person (= man)

“dzenošie tilti”

powered axle

“pārnesumkārbas un pakaļējais tilts ievietoti vienā karterī”

the gearbox and the rear axle (are) placed in a single crankcase

“Konrāds Rinkušs laida spēcīgo ūdens strūklu uz automobiļa tiltiem un rieteņiem, visur, kur vien saskatīja dubļu pikas un netīrumus”

Konrāds Rinkušs directed a strong water stream at the car axles and wheels, everywhere where he saw clumps of mud and dirt

“līdzsvarota tilta slēguma shēmu bieži lieto elektriskajos mērījumos”

a balanced bridge connection is often used in electric measurements

“izņemamas protēzes lietotājam sagādā zināmas neērtības, salīdzinot ar iestiprinātām zobu protēzēm, tā saucamiem tiltiem”

removable prostheses (dentures) give (their) users some discomfort, in comparison with fixed prostheses (= dentures), the so-called bridges

“jau trešajā minūtē Hervigs bija tiltā un ar grūtībām izgriezās”

as early as the third minute Hervigs was in a bridge and wrung itself out (of it) with difficulty

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