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letva

летва

lȅtva · /lêtʋa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (building material) lath; slat
    Ograda je napravljena od drvenih letava. — The fence is made of wooden slats.
    Jedna letva na krevetu je pukla. — One of the bed slats has cracked.
  2. (in athletics) the bar that an athlete clears in the high jump or pole vault
    Skakač je preskočio letvu na visini od dva metra. — The jumper cleared the bar at a height of two metres.
    U trećem pokušaju je oborila letvu. — On her third attempt she knocked the bar off.
Expressions
  • podići / spustiti letvu — to raise / lower the bar; to set higher or lower standards
    Novi trener je visoko podigao letvu za ceo tim. — The new coach has raised the bar high for the whole team.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.letvaletve
Gen.letveletava
Dat.letviletvama
Acc.letvuletve
Voc.letvoletve
Ins.letvomletvama
Loc.letviletvama
AI Updated 6 October 2026