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Meaning of zobakmens | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

tartar, dental calculus (a hard, yellow deposit on the teeth)

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

العربية قَلَح
Bosanski kivi
Català carrall niell
Dansk tandsten
Deutsch Zahnstein
Ελληνικά πλάκα
English dental calculus
Español sarro tártaro
Français tartre
Galego sarrio tártaro
Hrvatski kivi
Íslenska tannsteinn
日本語 歯石
한국어 치석
Kurdî kîvî kîvî
Português tártaro
Română piatră tartru
Српски kivi
Svenska tandsten
தமிழ் காரை

Examples

“noņemt zobakmeni”

to remove tartar

“ja regulāri netīra zobus, mīkstie nogulsnējumi pamazām piesūcas ar minerālvielām, kļūst iedzelteni, sacietē un pārvēršas zobakmenī”

if one does not regularly cleans (one's) teeth, the soft deposits gradually absorb mineral salts and become yellowish, hardens and turns into tartar

“sevišķi aktīvi zobakmens veidojas, ja ir iekaisušas smaganas”

tartar is formed particularly actively when the gums are inflamed

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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