konkrēts

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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 priekšmets ― a concrete object
    konkrēts jēdziens ― a concrete concept
    konkrētā patiesība ― the 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 asinīm ― the 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 persona ― concrete, particular person
    konkrēts fakts ― concrete, specific fact
    konkrēts notikums ― concrete, specific event
    konkrēts uzdevums ― concrete, specific task
    konkrēti socioloģiskie pētījumi ― concrete sociological studies
    dot konkrētus norādījumus ― to give concrete, specific instructions
    konkrētā mūzika ― concrete music (which uses sounds of surrounding objects)
    filmas top lietišķajā ikdienā, un tās rada konkrēti cilvēki ― the films are made in practical everyday life, and they show concrete people

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