Meaning of baidīties | Babel Free
Definitions
- to scare oneself, each other; reflexive of baidīt
- to be afraid, to feel fear
- to fear, to worry (about something)
- to fear, to be shy about
Equivalents
English
fear
Examples
“baidīties no vilka”
to be afraid of the wolf
“baidīties no soda”
to be afraid of punishment
“baidīties no savas ēnas”
to be afraid of one's shadow (= of everything)
“zirgs baidās no trokšņa”
the horse is afraid of the noise
“zēns baidījās nomaldīties”
the boy was afraid of getting lost
“baidīties par savu dzīvību, veselību”
to fear for one's life, health
“baidīties par savu nākotni”
to fear for one's future
“baidīties par rezultātiem”
to fear the results
“par viņu nav jābaidās, viņš tiks ar visu galā”
you don't have to worry about him, he will manage to handle everything
“baidos, vai man nebūs jānomirst, dēlu neredzējušam”
I am afraid of dying without seeing (my) son
“baidīties riskēt”
to be afraid of running risks
“viņš baidījās skaļi runāt”
he was afraid of speaking (too) loud
“Agnese bija kautra un baidījās uzrunāt svešu cilvēku”
Agnese was shy and was afraid of addressing a stranger
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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