See spalva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "to change (lit. throw) feathers, to moult",
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"text": "spalvām apaugušas rokas, kājas",
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},
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"text": "mākslīga spalva",
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},
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"text": "liels suns, gludu spalvu, tumši brūns kā kastanis",
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},
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"text": "truši met spalvu, t. i., mati izkrīt un to vietā izaug jauni",
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"text": "noasināta zoss spalva",
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"english": "writing pen, nib",
"text": "rakstāmspalva",
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"english": "coarse, fine pen",
"text": "rupja, smalka spalva",
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"english": "to dip the pen in ink",
"text": "iemērkt spalvu tintē, tušā",
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"english": "the first attempt at the pen (= at writing, by a new author)",
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"text": "zirgam gluda, spoža spalva",
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{
"english": "hands, feet covered, overgrown with hair",
"text": "spalvām apaugušas rokas, kājas",
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},
{
"english": "artificial, synthetic fur",
"text": "mākslīga spalva",
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},
{
"english": "a big dog, (with) smooth fur, dark brown like a chestnut",
"text": "liels suns, gludu spalvu, tumši brūns kā kastanis",
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},
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"english": "rabbits shed their fur, i.e., their hairs fall off and on the same place new ones grow",
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"english": "a sharpened goose quill",
"text": "noasināta zoss spalva",
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},
{
"english": "writing pen, nib",
"text": "rakstāmspalva",
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},
{
"english": "writing pen",
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},
{
"english": "coarse, fine pen",
"text": "rupja, smalka spalva",
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},
{
"english": "to dip the pen in ink",
"text": "iemērkt spalvu tintē, tušā",
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},
{
"english": "the first attempt at the pen (= at writing, by a new author)",
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"word": "mati"
}
],
"word": "spalva"
}
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