Meaning of zāģis | Babel Free
[zāːɟis]Definitions
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saw (a tool with a sharp, usually toothed, blade, used for cutting wood, metal and other hard substances) declension-2, masculine
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saw (a specialized tool for cutting a specific kind of hard object or substance) declension-2, masculine
Examples
“dārza, zaru zāģis”
garden, pruning saw
“baļķu zāģis”
log saw
“rokas zāģis”
hand saw
“elektriskais zāģis”
electric saw
“loka zāģis, lokzāģis”
circular saw
“zāģa zobis”
saw teeth
“zāģu skaidas”
sawdust
“vīlēt zāģi”
to sharpen (lit. to file) the saw teeth
“tēvs bijis namdaris, staigājis ar cirvi un zāģi pār plecu, ģimenei maizes riecienu pelnīdams”
father was a carpenter, walking with an ax and a saw over (his) shoulder, earning the families
“kaulu zāģis”
bone saw
“diamanta zāģis”
diamond saw
“viņš radījis vairāk nekā divdesmit jaunu ķirurģisku instrumentu, no kuriem īpaši jāatzīmē tā sauktais Šimanovska rezekcijas zāģis”
he has shown more than twenty new surgical instruments, most notably the so-called Šimanovskis' resection saw
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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