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Meaning of vāks | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard
[ˈvâːks]

Definitions

  1. lid, movable cover (to protect something)
    declension-1
  2. book cover
    declension-1
  3. folder, file (for documents, papers, etc.)
    declension-1, plural

Equivalents

Bosanski folder
English cover folder Lid
Hrvatski folder
Српски folder

Examples

“lādes, šķirsta, čemodāna vāks”

box, chest, suitcade lid

“atvāžams vāks”

movable lid

“muca ar vāku”

barrel with a lid

“motora vāks”

motor cover (= hood, bonnet)

“bagāžnieka vāks”

trunk lid

“pulksteņa vāks”

clock lid

“debesu, debess vāks”

the celestial vault (= sky)

“uzlikt kannai vāku”

to put a lid on the can, pot

“noņemt, atvērt vāku”

to remove, to open the lid

“katlam noņem vāku”

remove the lid from the pot

“būtu nepieciešams akai iztaisīt jaunu vāku”

it would be necessary to make a new lid for the well

“burtnīcu zilie vāki”

the notebook's blue covers

“attēls uz ābeces vāka”

a picture from the ABC book cover

“izlasīt no vāka līdz vākam”

to read (a book) from cover to cover

“aktu, dokumentu vāki”

paper, document folder

“iesiet, ielikt dokumentus vākos”

to put documents in(to) folders

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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