atvērt
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From at- + vērt (“to open, to close”). Cognate with Lithuanian atvérti.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
atvērt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present atveru, atver, atver, past atvēru)
- to open (to move something (door, window, etc.) so as to make the space behind it accessible)
- plaši atvērt priekšnama durvis ― to open the entrance door wide
- lēnām atvērt loga aizvirtņus ― to open the window shutters slowly
- atvērt vēdlogu ― to open the ventilation pane
- atvērt vārtus ― to open the gate
- atvērt lādei vāku ― to open the chest lid
- atvērt priekškaru ― to open the curtain
- to open (to remove the lid or cover of something, so that its interior becomes accessible)
- atvērt kasti ― to open the box
- atvērt konservu kārbu ― to open a can
- atvērts koferis ― an open suitcase
- atvērt vēstuli ― to open the letter
- atvērt testamentu ― to open a will (i.e., make its contents known)
- Toms atvēra somu un Janelis atvēra atvilktni ― Toms opened the bag and Janelis opened the drawer
- (of eyes, mouth) to open
- viņa atvērs acis, ieskatīsies tevī ― she will open (her) eyes (and) will look at you
- “tētis pamodies, klepo...” viņa atvēra muti, parādīdama, kā tēvs cenšas tvert gaisu ― “father woke up, he is coughing...” she opened (her) mouth, showing how (her) father tries to get some air
- (during surgery) to open, to cut open
- uz operācijas galda slimniecei mugurpusē atvēra krūšu kurvi ― on the operation table, they opened the back of the patient's chest
- (of books, papers, etc.) to open (to move the cover so as to make the content behind it readable)
- viņš atvēra Heines dzeju grāmatu ― he opened Heine's poetry book
- Dubravins nosēdās paēnā uz lieveņa un atvēra “Pravdu” ― Dubravins sat down in the shade on the porch and opened (the newspaper) “Pravda”
- kā atvērta grāmata ― like an open book (i.e., very clear, understandable)
- to open (to prepare (a place, a space) and then make it available for use)
- atvērt bērnudārzu ― to open a kindergarten
- atvērt slidotavu ― to open a skating rink
- atvērt jaunu šūšanas darbnīcu ― to open a new sewing workshop
- atvērt veikalus pilsētas jaunajos rajonos ― to open stores in a city's new districts
- progresīvā skolotāja Celma dabūjusi atļauju atvērt meiteņu vidusskolu ― the progressive teacher Celma has obtained permission to open a new girls' high school
- (of exhibitions, expositions) to open (to allow access to the public for the first time)
- nesen Rīgā atvērta latviešu padomju mākslinieku kārtējā izstāde ― in Rīga the current exhibition of Latvian Soviet artists (is) open
- to open (to make accessible, to allow the use of something, some place)
- veikals būs atvērts no pulksten 8 rītā līdz 9 vakarā ― the store will be open from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m.
- atvērt ostu ārzemju kuģiem ― to open the port to foreign vessels
- atvērt ceļus satiksmei ― to open the roads to the traffic
- (figuratively) to open (to make visible, perceivable; to make known)
- grāmata ir vislabākais cilvēka draugs, tā atver visplašākos gara apvāršņu ― the book is man's best friend, it opens the widest horizons of the spirit
- to open (to spread open an object that was folded, collapsed)
- atvērt lietussargu, vēdekli ― to open an umbrella, a fan
Conjugation edit
conjugation of atvērt