caurspīdīgs

From caur (“through”) +‎ spīdīgs (“shining, shiny”) (with spīdīgs from spīde (“shine”) +‎ -īgs).

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caurspīdīgs (definite caurspīdīgais, comparative caurspīdīgāks, superlative viscaurspīdīgākais, adverb caurspīdīgi)

1. transparent, see-through (such that light passes through it relatively undisturbed; such that one can see through it)

   caurspīdīgs šķidrums ― transparent liquid

   caurspīdīgs papīrs ― transparent paper

   caurspīdīgs audums ― transparent, see-through fabric

   caurspīdīgs stikls ― transparent glass

   caurspīdīgi aizkari ― transparent, see-through curtains

   caurspīdīgs auglis ― transparent fruit (i.e., very clear and juicy)

   ūdens bija tik caurspīdīgs, ka visdziļākajā vietā skaidri varēja redzēt dibenu ― the water was so transparent that in the deepest places one could clearly see the bottom

   maizes šķēli klāja meuds kārta, tik caurspīdīga, ka saredzamas pat maizes šūnas ― a layer of honey covered the bread slices, so transparent that the bread pores were visible

2. (figuratively, of skin, face, hands) very pale

   caurspīdīga āda ― transparent skin

   Ilga bija tumšmate, saulē nodegušu, apaļu seju, bet Līvija... iegarenu, caurspīdīgi bālu seju kā alabastrs ― Ilga was a brunette, with a round, sunburnt face, but Livija... (had) an elongated, transparently pale skin like alabaster

• caurredzams
• transparents
• (of "clear"): skaidrs, dzidrs

• necaurredzams
• necaurspīdīgs

• caurspīdīgums

• caurspīdība