Meaning of tuvs | Babel Free
[tuws]Definitions
- close, near, nearby (located, living, coming from, happening in a place that is not far)
- near, short (which can be completed in relatively short time) (of rides, walks)
- near, recent (separated from the present by a short time interval)
- close, similar (sharing common features, similarities; related)
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closest, nearest (with whom there are direct important connections, e.g. at work, in an activity) superlative, usually
- close (well-known, with whom there is a friendly relation; expressing such a relation) (of people, their relations)
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fuller, better, closer, further, more detailed comparative, usually
Examples
“tuva darbavieta”
a nearby workplace
“tuva atbalss, gaisma”
a close echo, light
“aiziet līdz tuvajam ezeram”
to go to a nearby lake
“apsēsties uz tuvākā krēsla”
to sit on the closest, nearest chair
“kinoteātris atradās tuvākajā šķērsielā, un Aleksandrs Papīrs iegāja tajā”
the cinema was situated in the closer street, and Aleksandrs Papīrs entered it (= street)
“apvārsnis šķita tuvs, gandrīz ar roku taustāms”
the horizon seemed near, almost touchable with (one's) hand(s)
“Aldona cepa tortes tuvākiem un tālākiem kaimiņiem”
Aldona baked pies to (our) closer and farther neighbors
“drīz vien Mazuriju durvis sāka virināt tuvi un tāli ļaudis”
soon people (from) near and far began to open and close the doors of Mazurija
“tuvs pārgājiens”
a short (lit. close, near) stroll, walk
“līdz skolai ir tuvs brauciens”
to the school it is a short (lit. close, near) ride
“tuva pagātne, nāktone”
recent past, future
“tuvas rīta ausmas”
the near (= coming) morning dawn
“tuvākajās nedēļās”
in the nearest (= next, coming) weeks
“tuvs priekštecis”
near, close predecessor
“gatavoties tuvajai ziemai”
to get ready for the near (= coming) winter
“un mērnieku mēs tev atsūtīsim tuvākajās dienās”
and we'll send you a (land) surveyor in the nearest (= next, coming) days
“tematiski tuvi daiļdarbi”
thematically close works of fiction
“funkcionāli tuvas metodes”
functionally close, similar methods
“tuvas koku sugas”
close tree species
“tuvas valodu grupas”
close (= closely related) language groups
“tuva radniecība”
close (kinship) relation
“sengrieķu zinātnē algebras idejām vistuvākais bija Diofanta traktāts “Aritmētika””
in Ancient Greek science, the (work) closest to the ideas of algebra was Diophantus' treatise “Arithmetics”
“antropologus pārsteidza fakts, ka agrīnie neandertālieši pēc savas uzbūves bijuši tuvāki cilvēkam nekā vēlīnās formas”
anthropologists were surprised by the fact that early Neanderthals were closer to (modern) people by their (physical) structure than later forms (of Neanderthals)
“Līze izrīkoja mātei mazas bēres, kurās salūdza vistuvākos radus”
Līze organized a small funeral for (her) mother, to which (only) the closest relatives were invited
“tuvākā priekšniecība”
closest superiors
“tuvākais darba vadītājs”
closest advisor
“progresīvie skolotāji bija iemīlējuši Jesena “Jaunības Tekas” un līdz ar tām varbūt arī mani kā to tuvāko līdzstrādnieku”
the progressive teachers had fallen in love with Jesens's “Youthful Path” and maybe also with me as his closest collaborator
“tuvs draugs, kolēģis”
close friend, colleague
“tuvs studiju biedrs”
close study companion
“tuvi paziņas”
close acquaintances
“tuva draudzība”
close friendship
“viņi kļuva tuvi”
they became close (= friendly, intimate)
“viņa ilgi klīda pa šaurajām ieliņām, tik tuvām un aprastām kopš agras bērnības”
she wandered for a while by the narrow little streets, so close and familiar since (her) early childhood
“tuvāki paskaidrojumi”
further explanations
“dabūt tuvākas ziņas”
to obain further information
“tuvāks notikuma apraksts”
a closer, more detailed description of the event
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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