Latvian

Dzirkles

Dzirkles

Noun

dzirkles f (5th declension)

1. shears (large scissors with a spring, for shearing sheep, or for gardening work)

   asināt dzirkles‎ ― to sharpen the shears

   nogriezt zarus ar dzirklēm‎ ― to cut branches with shears

   dzirkles tikai tad izņem, kad jācērp aitas‎ ― (we) takes the shears only when (we) have to shear the sheep

   skolas dārza darbos gandrīz visi iemācījāmies strādāt ar dārznieka lielajām dzirklēm, ar kurām apgriezām skolas dzīvžogus glīti un vienādi‎ ― in the school garden work, almost all of us learned to work with the big garden shears, with which we trimmed the school hedges (so that they were) neat and symmetrical

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Synonyms

• (of scissors): grieznes, šķēres

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