sālīts

Latvian

Participle

sālīts (def. sālītais)

  1. salted; indefinite past passive participle of sālīt 
    sālīts sviestssalted butter
  2. (colloquial) very expensive
    riepas automobiļiem tagad sālītas; viens tāds gumijas luņķītis maksā lērumu naudascar tires (are) now expensive (lit. salted); one such rubber thing costs a bunch of money
  3. (colloquial, of words) rough, rude, indecent
    brigadieris ir lielisks organizators, reizēm neiztiek bez asāka vārda, palaiž sālītāku izteicienu, bet brigāde viņu mīlthe team leader is a great organizer, sometimes he can't manage without a sharper word, (sometimes) he lets out a saltier expression, but the team loves him

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