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vilciens

vilciens

Latvian

Noun

Vilciens (2)

vilciens m (1st declension)

  1. one-off event of dragging, pulling, drawing, or its result
    otas, zīmuļa, spalvas vilciens ― a stroke of a brush, pencil, pen
    gleznotājs glezno plašiem vilcieniem ― the painter paints with broad strokes
    rokraksta vilciens ― a handwritten stroke (e.g., part of a letter)
    elpas vilciens ― one breath (lit. breath stroke)
    dzert gariem vilcieniem ― to drink in long gulps
  2. train (line of connected railroad cars pulled by a locomotive)
    braukt ar vilcienu ― to travel by train
    tālsatiksmes vilciens ― long-distance train
    piepilsētas vilciens ― commuter train
    elektriskais vilciens ― electric train
    pasta, preču, vilciens ― post, goods train
    smagsvara vilciens ― heavy freight train
    pasažieru, tūristu vilciens ― passenger, tourist train
    vilcienu sarakststrain timetable
    vilciena kupejatrain compartment
    vilciena pavadonistrain attendant
    nokavēt vilcienu ― to miss the train
  3. a characteristic feature
    iezīmīgs vilciens rakstnieka prozā ― a typical feature in the writer's prose
    mīlestība uz kokiem ir viens no dziļākiem vilcieniem Blaumaņa dvēselē ― love of trees is one of the deepest features in Blaumanis' soul

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), vilciens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7