Meaning of ļaunums | Babel Free
Definitions
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evil (something bad, cruel, vile, criminal; the corresponding quality) declension-1, masculine
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harm, threat, something bad declension-1, masculine
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evil, malice, bad intentions declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
English
evil
Examples
“sagādāt (nodarīt) kādam lielu ļaunumu”
to cause, to do someone great evil
“iznīdēt ļaunumu”
to eradicate evil
“izravēt ļaunumu (ar visām saknēm)”
to uproot evil (with all roots) (i.e., to completely destroy it)
“katrai puķei bija savs īpašs spēks pret visādiem ļaunumiem”
every flower had their own force (= protection) against all harm
“bultas atsitas pret dzelzs brūņām un atlec atpakaļ, nenodarījušas nekādu ļaunumu”
the arrow strikes against the iron armor and bounces back, not having caused any harm
“viņa vārdos nav ne kripatiņas ļaunumu”
his words have not even a drop of evil
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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