atvērt

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From at- +‎ vērt (to open, to close). Cognate with Lithuanian atvérti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [atvɛ̄ːɾt]
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Verb

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atvērt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present atveru, atver, atver, past atvēru)

  1. to open (to move something (door, window, etc.) so as to make the space behind it accessible)
    plaši atvērt priekšnama durvisto open the entrance door wide
    lēnām atvērt loga aizvirtņusto open the window shutters slowly
    atvērt vēdloguto open the ventilation pane
    atvērt vārtusto open the gate
    atvērt lādei vākuto open the chest lid
    atvērt priekškaruto open the curtain
  2. to open (to remove the lid or cover of something, so that its interior becomes accessible)
    atvērt kastito open the box
    atvērt konservu kārbuto open a can
    atvērts koferisan open suitcase
    atvērt vēstulito open the letter
    atvērt testamentuto open a will (i.e., make its contents known)
    Toms atvēra somu un Janelis atvēra atvilktniToms opened the bag and Janelis opened the drawer
  3. (of eyes, mouth) to open
    viņa atvērs acis, ieskatīsies tevīshe 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
  4. (during surgery) to open, to cut open
    uz operācijas galda slimniecei mugurpusē atvēra krūšu kurvion the operation table, they opened the back of the patient's chest
  5. (of books, papers, etc.) to open (to move the cover so as to make the content behind it readable)
    viņš atvēra Heines dzeju grāmatuhe 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”
    atvērta grāmatalike an open book (i.e., very clear, understandable)
  6. to open (to prepare (a place, a space) and then make it available for use)
    atvērt bērnudārzuto open a kindergarten
    atvērt slidotavuto open a skating rink
    atvērt jaunu šūšanas darbnīcuto open a new sewing workshop
    atvērt veikalus pilsētas jaunajos rajonosto open stores in a city's new districts
    progresīvā skolotāja Celma dabūjusi atļauju atvērt meiteņu vidusskoluthe progressive teacher Celma has obtained permission to open a new girls' high school
  7. (of exhibitions, expositions) to open (to allow access to the public for the first time)
    nesen Rīgā atvērta latviešu padomju mākslinieku kārtējā izstādein Rīga the current exhibition of Latvian Soviet artists (is) open
  8. to open (to make accessible, to allow the use of something, some place)
    veikals būs atvērts no pulksten 8 rītā līdz 9 vakarāthe store will be open from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m.
    atvērt ostu ārzemju kuģiemto open the port to foreign vessels
    atvērt ceļus satiksmeito open the roads to the traffic
  9. (figuratively) to open (to make visible, perceivable; to make known)
    grāmata ir vislabākais cilvēka draugs, tā atver visplašākos gara apvāršņuthe book is man's best friend, it opens the widest horizons of the spirit
  10. to open (to spread open an object that was folded, collapsed)
    atvērt lietussargu, vēdeklito open an umbrella, a fan

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