konkrēts

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin concrētus (migled; hardened, solidified), past participle of concernō (I mix, swift, mingle).

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konkrēts (definite konkrētais, comparative konkrētāks, superlative viskonkrētākais, adverb konkrēti)

  1. concrete (appearing in the complete diversity of all its features, properties, connections and relations)
    konkrēts priekšmetsa concrete object
    konkrēts jēdziensa concrete concept
    konkrētā patiesībathe concrete truth (= showing all properties of the object)
    mākslinieki visu redz ar tautas acīm, kura nedomā shēmās un abstrakcijās, bet domā reālistiski un dabu redz konkrētās, taustāmās formās un cilvēkus ar miesu un asinīmthe artist sees everything with the people's eyes, who don't think in schemes or abstractions; they think realistically and see nature in concrete, tangible forms and people with flesh and blood
  2. concrete (determined, established, separate, specific, individual, particular, well-known)
    konkrēta personaconcrete, particular person
    konkrēts faktsconcrete, specific fact
    konkrēts notikumsconcrete, specific event
    konkrēts uzdevumsconcrete, specific task
    konkrēti socioloģiskie pētījumiconcrete sociological studies
    dot konkrētus norādījumusto give concrete, specific instructions
    konkrētā mūzikaconcrete music (which uses sounds of surrounding objects)
    filmas top lietišķajā ikdienā, un tās rada konkrēti cilvēkithe films are made in practical everyday life, and they show concrete people

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