Meaning of īsts | Babel Free

Definitions

1. real, true, genuine, not false or artificial
2. the real, the true (that which corresponds to reality but is hidden behind external appearances)
3. the real, the true (official, registered, corresponding to documents)
4. true, real (which corresponds to certain ideals or requirements)
5. true, real (deeply felt, experienced; intense, significant)
6. true, real (not imaginary, not just apparent, not a model or image)
7. true (the best part, a prototypical example, one felt to be more typical of the true nature of something)
8. true, right (the most appropriate, the most suitable, the best, the correct)
9. the one, the true one, the one and only (a person's true love, soulmate)
   definite
10. true, genuine (which has real blood relations)

Equivalents

Examples

“īsts zelts”

real, genuine gold

“īsta nauda”

genuine, real money (not falsified)

“īstas ādas soma”

genuine leather bag

“atrast savu īsto vietu”

to find one's true place (in life)

“noskaidrot kāda īsto nolūku”

to find out someone's real, true intent

“slēpt īsto raksturu”

to hide the true character, nature

“atsegt, atklāt savu īsto seju”

to reveal, to expose one's true face

“uzņēmuma īstais nosaukums”

the company's real name

“mans īstais vārds ir Jānis Nesaule, bet parasti mani sauc par dzīvo mironi”

my real name is Jānis Nesaule, but usually I'm called the living corpse

“īsts draugs”

a real friend

“īsts zinātnieks”

a real scientist

“īsta zinātne”

real, true science

“māksla tikai tad ir īsta un paliekama, ja to veidojis savdabīgs, īpats, neatdarināms talants”

art is true and self-supporting if it is created by original, special, inimitable talent

“īsts miers”

real peace

“īsta laime”

real, true happiness

“īsta draudzība”

true friendship

“īsts darbs”

real work

“īstas kaujas”

real battle, fighting

“Marija taču īstu mežu nebija redzējusi”

but Marija had not (yet) seen a real forest

“īstā āda”

true skin (between the epidermis and the dermis)

“īsts daļskaitlis”

proper fraction (lit. true fraction) (one in which the numerator is less than the denominator)

“atrast īsto atbildi”

to find the real, the right answer

“dot īsto padomu”

to give real, true, right advice

“esmu īstā laika atnācis”

I have come at the right (= appropriate) time

“vai tikai Mirdza būs Ērikam tā īstā?”

is only Mirdza Ēriks' true one (= true love)?

“īsta māsa”

true, genuine sister

“pabaros Irma bērnus ar pankūkām, varbūt tie šovakar nejautās pēc īstās mātes”

Irma will feed the children with pancakes, maybe tonight they won't ask about (their) real mother

CEFR level