lats

læts

Definition

Definition of lats - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

medical

Rare

short for latissimus dorsi, large muscles of the back

Rare

He trained his lats at the gym to improve his back strength..

latissimus dorsi

finance

Rare

historical term for Latvian currency unit

Rare

He collected old lats as a hobby.

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sanitation

Dated

UK slang for basic toilets or latrines

Dated

The soldiers used the lats during training.

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historical term for Latvian currency unit

Origin of lats

English, latissimus dorsi (broadest of the back), clipped plural

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abbr.

abr: Latvian Lats

money used in Latvia before the euro

santims

money unit

former Latvian coin value, 100 to one lats

Examples of lats in a sentence

His lats were sore after the intense workout.
The museum displayed a collection of lats from the 20th century.
During the trip, she exchanged euros for lats.
The campers built temporary lats in the woods.
During the festival, portable lats were set up for visitors.

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French:grand dorsal, lats, ...
German:Latissimus dorsi, Lats, ...
Italian:muscoli dorsali, lats, ...
Spanish:dorsales, lats, ...
Portuguese:dorsais, lats, ...
Chinese:背阔肌, 拉特, ...
Japanese:広背筋, 簡易トイレ, ...
Arabic:اللاتس, لَاتْس, ...
Hebrew:שרירי הגב הרחבים, לָט, ...
Russian:широчайшие мышцы спины, латы, ...
Ukrainian:латисимус дорсі, лат, ...
Hindi:लैट्स, लाट्स, ...
Bengali:ল্যাটিসিমাস ডরসি, লাতস, ...
Catalan:dorsal ample, lats, ...
Czech:široké zádové svaly, lat, ...
Danish:latissimus dorsi, lats, ...
Dutch:latissimus dorsi, lats, ...
Greek:πλατύς ραχιαίος, λατς, ...
Hungarian:széles hátizom, lats, ...
Khmer:សាច់ដុំទូលាយខ្នង, ឡាត, ...
Korean:광배근, 라트, ...
Persian:لاتیسیموس دورسی, لات, ...
Polish:mięśnie najszersze grzbietu, łats, ...
Portuguese (BR):dorsais, lats, ...
Romanian:mușchii dorsali, lats, ...
Swedish:lats, latrin, ...
Thai:กล้ามเนื้อหลัง, ลัต, ...
Turkish:kanat kasları, lats, ...
Vietnamese:cơ lưng, lats, ...

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Definition of lats - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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