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tuvs

tuvs

Latvian

Adjective

tuvs (def. tuvais, comp. tuvāks, sup. vistuvākais; irreg. adv. tuvu)

  1. close, near, nearby (located, living, coming from, happening in a place that is not far)
    tuva darbavieta ― a nearby workplace
    tuva atbalss, gaisma ― a close echo, light
    aiziet līdz tuvajam ezeram ― to go to a nearby lake
    apsēsties uz tuvākā krēsla ― to sit on the closest, nearest chair
    kinoteātris atradās tuvākajā šķērsielā, un Aleksandrs Papīrs iegāja tajā ― the cinema was situated in the closer street, and Aleksandrs Papīrs entered it (= street)
    apvārsnis šķita tuvs, gandrīz ar roku taustāms ― the horizon seemed near, almost touchable with (one's) hand(s)
    Aldona cepa tortes tuvākiem un tālākiem kaimiņiem ― Aldona baked pies to (our) closer and farther neighbors
    drīz vien Mazuriju durvis sāka virināt tuvi un tāli ļaudis ― soon people (from) near and far began to open and close the doors of Mazurija
  2. (of rides, walks) near, short (which can be completed in relatively short time)
    tuvs pārgājiens ― a short (lit. close, near) stroll, walk
    līdz skolai ir tuvs brauciens ― to the school it is a short (lit. close, near) ride
  3. near, recent (separated from the present by a short time interval)
    tuva pagātne, nāktonerecent past, future
    tuvas rīta ausmas ― the near (= coming) morning dawn
    tuvākajās nedēļās ― in the nearest (= next, coming) weeks
    tuvs priekštecisnear, close predecessor
    gatavoties tuvajai ziemai ― to get ready for the near (= coming) winter
    un mērnieku mēs tev atsūtīsim tuvākajās dienās ― and we'll send you a (land) surveyor in the nearest (= next, coming) days
  4. close, similar (sharing common features, similarities; related)
    tematiski tuvi daiļdarbi ― thematically close works of fiction
    funkcionāli tuvas metodes ― functionally close, similar methods
    tuvas koku sugasclose tree species
    tuvas valodu grupasclose (= closely related) language groups
    tuva radniecībaclose (kinship) relation
    sengrieķu zinātnē algebras idejām vistuvākais bija Diofanta traktāts “Aritmētika” ― in Ancient Greek science, the (work) closest to the ideas of algebra was Diophantus' treatise “Arithmetics”
    antropologus pārsteidza fakts, ka agrīnie neandertālieši pēc savas uzbūves bijuši tuvāki cilvēkam nekā vēlīnās formas ― anthropologists were surprised by the fact that early Neanderthals were closer to (modern) people by their (physical) structure than later forms (of Neanderthals)
    Līze izrīkoja mātei mazas bēres, kurās salūdza vistuvākos radus ― Līze organized a small funeral for (her) mother, to which (only) the closest relatives were invited
  5. (usually superlative, of people) closest, nearest (with whom there are direct important connections, e.g. at work, in an activity)
    tuvākā priekšniecībaclosest superiors
    tuvākais darba vadītājsclosest advisor
    progresīvie skolotāji bija iemīlējuši Jesena “Jaunības Tekas” un līdz ar tām varbūt arī mani kā to tuvāko līdzstrādnieku ― the progressive teachers had fallen in love with Jesens's “Youthful Path” and maybe also with me as his closest collaborator
  6. (of people, their relations) close (well-known, with whom there is a friendly relation; expressing such a relation)
    tuvs draugs, kolēģisclose friend, colleague
    tuvs studiju biedrsclose study companion
    tuvi paziņasclose acquaintances
    tuva draudzībaclose friendship
    viņi kļuva tuvi ― they became close (= friendly, intimate)
    viņa ilgi klīda pa šaurajām ieliņām, tik tuvām un aprastām kopš agras bērnības ― she wandered for a while by the narrow little streets, so close and familiar since (her) early childhood
  7. (usually comparative) fuller, better, closer, further, more detailed
    tuvāki paskaidrojumifurther explanations
    dabūt tuvākas ziņas ― to obain further information
    tuvāks notikuma apraksts ― a closer, more detailed description of the event

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Antonyms

Derived terms

  • aptuvens
  • tuvējs, tuvīns
  • tuvība
  • tuviene
  • tuvināt, tuvinājums
  • tuvinieks, tuviniece
  • tuvoties
  • tuvums

Related terms

References

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