priekšstats

Latvian

Etymology

From priekš- + stāt (to stand, to stop), made into a 1st-declension masculine noun (ending -s). Apparently a calque of German Vorstellung.

Noun

priekšstats m (1st declension)

  1. idea, (mental) image (subjective image, reflection of a real object or phenomenon in our conscious mind, and which can be reproduced also without direct sensory input)
    redzes, vizuāls priekšstatsvisual idea, image
    dzirdes, auditīvs priekšstatsauditory idea, image
    taustes, taktils priekšstatstactile idea, image
    ožas priekšstatsolfactory idea, image
    garšas priekšstatstaste idea, image
    konkrēts priekšstatsconcrete, specific idea
    vispārināts priekšstatsgeneralized idea
    aptuvens priekšstatsapproximate idea
    maldīgs priekšstatsmisconception (lit. wrong, false idea)
    priekšstats par dabas parādībāmidea, perception of natural phenomena
    priekšstats par inženiera darbuidea, perception of engineering work
    gūt, dot skaidru priekšstatu par koto obtain, to give a clear idea about something
    no ilguma priekšstata veidojas priekšstats par laikuthe idea of time is formed from the idea of duration
    mācību procesā skolēni no sajūtām un priekšstatiem pāriet uz jēdzieniem un vispārinājumiem, pāriet uz abstrakto domāsanuin the learning process, students move from feelings and ideas to concepts and generalizations, (they) move to abstract thought

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