Meaning of ļauns | Babel Free

Definitions

1. evil, wicked (whose behavior, attitude towards others is hostile, cruel, vile, criminal)
2. evil (expressing hatred, cruelty)
3. evil, bad (relating to, leading to something very undesirable, misfortune, sorrow; dangerous)
4. evil, twisted, dark (whose content expresses something hateful, cruel)
5. harmful

Equivalents

Examples

“ļauns cilvēks”

evil person

“viens un tas pats cilvēks var būt vienā brīdī bezgala labs un otrā, neticami ļauns”

the same person can be one moment infintely good, and then, incredibly evil

“ļauns smīns”

evil grin

“ļauna sirds”

evil heart, malice

“ļauns prieks”

gloat (lit. evil joy)

“ļauna acs (kādam)”

(someone has) evil eye (i.e., can curse)

“ļauns liktenis”

evil fate

“ļauns stāvoklis”

bad, twisted condition

“noticis kas ļauns”

something bad happened

“ļaunākajā gadījumā”

in the worst (lit. worse) case

“visas labās un ļaunās dienas”

all the good and bad days

“ļauns humors”

twisted, dark humor

“ļauna slava”

infamy (lit. evil fame)

“no gundegu sugām pašas indīgākās ir ļaunās gundegas”

of all species of buttercup the most poisonous is the celery-leaved buttercup (lit. evil buttercup)

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