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/lɑːt/ /lɑt/ /læt/

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noun

Bâton

A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.

Examples :

"The old man leaned heavily on his sturdy lat as he walked through the village. "

Le vieil homme s'appuyait lourdement sur son bâton robuste en traversant le village.

culture utensil tradition

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Pilier, colonne

A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.

Examples :

"During our history lesson, we learned that Emperor Ashoka erected many a lat, inscribed with Buddhist teachings, across ancient India. "

Pendant notre cours d'histoire, nous avons appris que l'empereur Ashoka a érigé de nombreux piliers, inscrits de préceptes bouddhistes, à travers l'Inde ancienne.

architecture religion history archaeology

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Latrines, toilettes

(usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.

Examples :

"During basic training, soldiers often complain about the unsanitary conditions of the lats. "

Pendant l'entraînement de base, les soldats se plaignent souvent des conditions insalubres des latrines.

military utility body

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Lats letton

The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.

Examples :

"Before World War II, a worker in Riga might have earned 100 lats a week. "

Avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un travailleur à Riga aurait pu gagner 100 lats par semaine.

nation government history economy finance value

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Lats letton

The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.

Examples :

"Before Latvia joined the Eurozone, souvenirs could be bought with the lat, the country's former currency. "

Avant que la Lettonie ne rejoigne la zone euro, des souvenirs pouvaient être achetés avec le lats, l'ancienne monnaie du pays.

nation economy finance history

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Pièce de monnaie, billet

A coin or bill of either currency.

Examples :

""I didn't have any cash, so I paid for the bus ticket with a lat I found in my pocket." "

Je n'avais pas d'argent liquide, alors j'ai payé le ticket de bus avec une pièce de monnaie que j'ai trouvée dans ma poche.

economy finance

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Muscle grand dorsal

(usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.

Examples :

"My dad, a weightlifter, works hard to build his lats. "

Mon père, un haltérophile, travaille dur pour développer ses muscles grands dorsaux.

anatomy body physiology medicine part organ

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Latitude

Examples :

"The ship's captain announced their position as 34 degrees north lat, 118 degrees west long. "

Le capitaine du navire a annoncé leur position comme étant 34 degrés de latitude nord, 118 degrés de longitude ouest.

geography nautical space position