Meaning of xeito | Babel Free

Definitions

1. way, manner or fashion (of doing something)
   masculine
2. appearance (how something appears)
   masculine
3. skill, ability
   masculine
4. care (close attention)
   masculine
5. a technique of net fishing
   masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“Iso non che ten xeito!”

that makes no sense! / This is not the correct way of doing it!

“Et andaua asseiando a Éytor, hu veería jeyto ou ora pera o matar.”

He was spying on Hector, where he would find the way and the opportunity of killing him

“eu seica cho nego? Eu falo o que sei, ti fala ao teu xeito”

So, am I negating it? I speak what I know; you should speak in your way

“Vai con xeito, non te apures”

Drive with care, don't run!

“— [...] seique fostes á taberna? —Ó xeito, ó xeito co'eso: estános a xente escoitando; non sea que perda o creto polas vosas faladuras.”

—they say that you went to the tavern? —Take care, take care with that: the people is listening; or else I'll lose all my credit because of your chit-chat.

“Anque che veño do xeito non che veño de xeitar: veño de tomar sardiñas d'alá do medio do mar.”

Although I came from fishing ["xeito"] I've haven't been resting ["xeitar"]: I've come from catching sardines in the middle of the sea (there's a pun between xeitar, resting, and xeito, throwing, i.e. fishing)

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