Meaning of vecs | Babel Free
[væts]Definitions
- old (who has lived relatively long, relatively many years)
- old
- old (typical of aged people; weak)
- old (who has worked long, who has much experience)
- old (who has lived somewhere for a long time)
- old (who has been known for a long time)
- old (which was founded, created, built, made long ago, which has existed, has been known for a relatively long time)
- old (which grew, became ripe a long time ago; which was harvested the previous year)
- old (worn out, used for a long time, not suitable for further use)
- old (which was stored for a long time ago, which is no longer fit to be eaten)
- old (no longer in use, no longer valid)
- old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)
- old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)
- old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))
- old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)
Equivalents
Examples
“vecajam ir gādīga tēva sirds”
the old (man) has a caring father's heart
“veca sievete”
old woman
“vecā paaudze”
the old generation
“vecs vilks”
old wolf
“vecas govis”
old cows
“veca liepa”
old lime tree
“vecs mežs”
old forest
“mēnesi vecs bērns”
a one-month-old child
“divpadsmit gadus vecs pusaudzis”
twelve-year-old teenager
“Erfurte ir vairāk nekā tūkstoš gadu veca”
(the city of) Erfurt is more than a thousand years old
“vecas kājas”
old legs
“veca sirds”
old heart
“veci zvejnieki”
old, experienced fishermen
“vecs kolekcionārs”
old collector
“vecs fotoamatieris”
old amateur photographer
“vecs šejienietis”
old local, someone who has lived here long
“veca paziņa”
old acquaintance
“veci draugi”
old friends
“vecs muižas centrs”
old manor
“vecas mājas”
old house
“veca pilsēta”
old city
“vecā pasaule, vecais kontinents”
old world, old continent (Europe, Africa, Asia)
“vecs rakstāmgalds”
old desk
“vecas tradīcijas”
old tradition
“veca mīlestība”
old love
“vecs joks”
old joke
“veca ziņģe”
old popular song
“vecs dokuments”
old document
“vecie rudzi, kartupeļi”
old rye, potatoes
“uzturā izlieto jaunas saknes, vecās saknes ir negaršīgas, koksnainas”
in food one uses new roots, the old roots are unpalatable, woody
“zvana tornis kapsētā bija vecs, apsūnojis”
the bell tower in the cemetery was old, mossy
“veca, salāpīta vīriešu žakete”
old, patched men's jacket
“saimnieks atdevis savus vecos zābakus”
the landlord gave away his old boots
“vecs ievārījums”
old jam
“veca zupa”
old soup
“vecs kalendārs”
old calendar
“veca caurlaide”
old pass, badge
“vecais gads”
old year (i.e., the previous year)
“vecie laiki”
old times
“vecā nauda”
old money
“vecais valsts aparāts”
old state apparatus
“veci notikumi”
old events
“vecais direktors”
the old director
“upes vecā gultne”
the river's old bed
“vecā adrese”
the old, previous address
“Vecā Derība”
the Old Testament (first half of the Bible)
“vecā stila (Jūlija) kalendārs”
old style (Julian) calendar
“vecā ortogrāfija”
the old spelling (used in Latvia before the early 20th century)
“man jau nav vaļas tā sēdēt; vecais gaida mājā”
I don't have the leisure to sit like that; the old one (i.e., my husband) is waiting in the house
““kur tēvs?” “tavs vecais? sveiks un vesels...””
“where (is) father?” “your old one? safe and sound...”
“tev negribējās mācīties; bet vecie piespieda un pareizi darīja”
you didn't want to study; but your old ones (= parents) forced you to, and that was well done
“mūžīgi ārdoša cīņa starp iegūto veco un vienmēr topošo jauno”
the eternally raging battle between the stable old and the always emerging new
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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