Meaning of vēss | Babel Free
[vǣːs]Definitions
- cool, cold (having a moderately low temperature)
- cool, cold (relating to relatively low body temperature, to the feelings caused by relatively low temperature)
- cool (reflecting the feeling of cold, cool surroundings)
- cold, cool (not expressing their feelings or thoughts easily; taciturn, reticent)
Equivalents
English
cool
Examples
“vēss jūras vējš”
cool sea breeze
“vēsa rasa”
cool dew
“dzert vēsu pienu”
to drink cold (lit. cool) milk
“vēss pavasaris”
cool spring
“vēss rīts”
cool morning
“septembris atnāca vēss un lietains”
September came cool and rainy
“vēss klimats”
cool climate
“pār muguru skrien vēsas tirpas”
over (his) back ran a cool tingling
“Zintrai kļuva vēsi, un viņa piesēdās man tuvāk”
Zintra felt cold (lit. cool), and she sat closer to me
“saulainu telpu var krāsot arī vēsākā, atturīgākā tonī, piemēram, zilganzaļu”
a sunny room can be painted also in a cooler, more restrained tone, for example, greenish-blue
“vēss smaids”
cold smile
“vēsa balss”
cold voice
“vēsas acis”
cold eyes
“vēsi vārdi”
cold words
“vēsas attiecības”
cold relations
“jo ilgāk viņa strādāja, jo vēsāka un racionālāka tapa”
the longer she worked, the colder and more rational she became
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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