Meaning of biedēt | Babel Free
Definitions
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to scare, to frighten (to cause, to inspire fear) transitive
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to warn, usually in a threatening, menacing way transitive
Examples
“biedējoša tumsa”
frightening darkness
“tumsa biedēja bērnus”
the darkness frightened the children
“šāvieni biedē putnus”
the shots scare the birds
“biedēt bērnu ar bubuli”
to figthen the child with the boogeyman
“puišeļu kņada, pūļa smiekli un klaigāšana biedēja zirgus, tie zviegdami kāpās atpakaļ un slējās pakaļkājās”
the children's uproar, laughter and shouting frightened the horses, who went back, neighing and standing on their hind legs
“biedēt ar izrēķināšanos”
to threaten with revenge
“vēlāk visus memoranda parakstītājus biedēja ar represijām”
later all signatories of the memorandum were threatened with repression
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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