Meaning of bailes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. fear (mental state of agitation and confusion, caused by danger or misfortune)
   declension-5, feminine, plural
2. locative plural of bailes
   feminine, form-of, locative, plural
3. fear, shame (feeling of discomfort or shame)
   declension-5, feminine, plural
4. concern, worry, care
   declension-5, feminine, plural
5. fear, anxiety, worry (about something, someone)
   declension-5, feminine, plural

Equivalents

Examples

“aklas, paniskas bailes”

blind, panic fear

“bailes no tumsas”

fear of darkness

“viņu sagrābj bailes”

fear seizes, overcomes him

“izraisīt bailes”

to cause fear

“sastingt, iekliegties bailēs”

to freeze, to cry out in fear

“dzīvot vienās bailēs”

to live in one (= constant) fear

“drebēt, nobālēt aiz bailēm”

to tremble, to become pale with fear

“nāk atkal eksāmenu laiks... nāk uztraukums un bailes līdzi”

exam time is coming again... (and) nervousness and fear are coming along

“bailes lūgt padomu”

fear to ask for advice

“meitenēm ir bailes nākt pie viesiem”

the girls are afraid (= shy) of coming to the guests

“bailes par bērna veselību”

concern about the child's health

“bailes par bērniem”

fear for the children

“bailes par savu veselību”

fear for one's health, worries about one's health

“viņam ir bailes, ka viņu neizsmej”

he has fear (= is afraid) that they would mock him

“man visu laiku bija bailes par zirgiem”

I had worries all the time about the horses

“viņam bija drusku bailes par to, kāda izvērtīsies sastapšanās ar meiteni”

he had some fear (= was a little afraid) of how the meeting with the girl would turn out

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