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Meaning of vējš | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
[vɛ̄ːjʃ]

Definitions

wind (air in motion due to uneven atmospheric pressure)

declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

English wind

Examples

“lēns vējš”

slow, gentle (lit. lazy) wind

“vakara vējš, vakarvējš”

evening wind, breeze

“viegls, mērens, stiprs vējš”

light, moderate, strong wind

“brāzmains vējš”

gusty wind

“vēja ātrums”

wind speed

“vēja virziens”

wind direction

“ziemeļu, austrumu vējš”

north, east wind

“auksts, dzestrs, silts vējš”

cold, cool, warm wind

“svelmains vējš”

torrid wind

“sauss, skaudrs vējš”

dry, sharp wind

“vēja enerģija”

wind energy

“vēja motors, ģenerators”

wind motor, generator

“vēja stikls, vējstikls”

windshiled, windscreen

“valdošais vējš”

the prevailing wind

“saules vējš”

solar wind

“pa vējam”

downwind (in the direction of the wind)

“pret vēju”

against (the direction of) the wind

“vējā lokēs koki”

the trees sway in the wind

“skrien kā vējš”

to run like the wind (= very fast)

“ass vējš pūta, un jūra kauca un krāca visapkārt”

a sharp wind was blowing, and the sea grumbled and howled all around

“laiks turējās silts un bez vēja, rasa nenkrita ne dienu, ne nakti”

the weather remained warm and without wind, there was no dew neither during the day nor during the night

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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