Latvian

Adjective

caurspīdīgs (def. caurspīdīgais, comp. caurspīdīgāks, sup. viscaurspīdīgākais; adv. caurspīdīgi)

1. transparent, see-through (such that light passes through it relatively undisturbed; such that one can see through it)

   caurspīdīgs šķidrums‎ ― transparent liquid

   caurspīdīgs papīrs‎ ― transparent paper

   caurspīdīgs audums‎ ― transparent, see-through fabric

   caurspīdīgs stikls‎ ― transparent glass

   caurspīdīgi aizkari‎ ― transparent, see-through curtains

   caurspīdīgs auglis‎ ― transparent fruit (i.e., very clear and juicy)

   ūdens bija tik caurspīdīgs, ka visdziļākajā vietā skaidri varēja redzēt dibenu‎ ― the water was so transparent that in the deepest places one could clearly see the bottom

   maizes šķēli klāja meuds kārta, tik caurspīdīga, ka saredzamas pat maizes šūnas‎ ― a layer of honey covered the bread slices, so transparent that the bread pores were visible

2. (figuratively, of skin, face, hands) very pale

   caurspīdīga āda‎ ― transparent skin

   Ilga bija tumšmate, saulē nodegušu, apaļu seju, bet Līvija... iegarenu, caurspīdīgi bālu seju kā alabastrs‎ ― Ilga was a brunette, with a round, sunburnt face, but Livija... (had) an elongated, transparently pale skin like alabaster

Declension

Synonyms

• caurredzams
• transparents
• (of "clear"): skaidrs, dzidrs

Antonyms

• necaurredzams
• necaurspīdīgs

Derived terms

• caurspīdīgums

Related terms

• caurspīdība