Meaning of darīt | Babel Free
[darîːt]Definitions
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to do (to carry out, to realize something, to be busy with something) transitive
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to do, to make (to behave in a certain way, e.g., to cause something to happen) transitive
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to do, to make, to cause (to create, originate something with one's actions, behavior; to change the state (of someone, something) with one's action, behavior, existence) transitive
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to make, to prepare especially, rare, transitive
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to make transitive
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to close (with ciet, older cieti; compare German zumachen) transitive
Examples
“darīt mājas darbus”
to do house work
“darīt darāmo”
to do what is to be done, what needs to be done
“parādīt, kas jādara”
to show what needs to be done
“ko tu tur dari?”
what are you doing there?
“jāsāk kaut ko darīt”
(we) have to start doing something
“nē, mājās nav ko darīt”
no, at home there is nothing to do
“Ints vairs nedarīja nekā; sastindzis, nekustīgs viņš gulēja gultā”
Ints didn't do anything anymore; stunned, he just lay immobile in bed
“lamatas!... kur skriet?... kur bēgt? ir kaut kas jādara!...”
a trap!... where to run?... where to flee? there must be something to do!...
““iesim, iesim”, sacīja Andriksons, “jālūko dzēst; darīsim, ko spēsim””
“let's go, let's go,” Andriksons said, “we have to try to put it (= fire) out; we'll do what we can”
“darīt nedarbus”
to make mischief
“darīt muļķības”
to do stupid things
“darīt blēņas”
to do pranks
“nedarīt neko sliktu”
to not do anything bad, wrong
“darīt visu, kas ienāk prātā”
to do everything that comes to mind
“es to nedrīkstu darīt”
I may not (= am not allowed) to do that
“dara, ko grib”
(he) does what (he) wants
“dara, kā patīk”
(he) does as (he) pleases
“pareizi darīts”
well, correctly done
“aplam darīts”
badly, wrongly done
“tā nedrīkst darīt”
one may not do (= act) like that
“darīt sāpes”
to cause pain
“dāvana dara zēnam prieku”
the gift made joy to the boy (= made him happy)
“nedarīt kaunu savam kolektīvam”
to not cause shame to one's team
“slaucējs jautājoši uzlūkoja Lieni: “madāma man atkal dara netaisnību”, šī sacīja”
the milker looked questioningly at Liene: “again madam does injustice (= is unfair) to me,” she said
“ko pats negribi sev darām, to nedari citiem”
what you don't want done to yourself, don't do to others
“saki, ko lai es daru melnajam runcim?”
tell me, what do (= should) I do to the black (tom)cat?
“smaids darīja seju pievilcīgu”
a smile made (his) face attractive
“skarbais noraidījums darīja neiespējamas tālākas pārrunas”
harsh rejection made further negotiations impossible
“labi izvēlētas atskaņas dara dzejas valodu fonētiski skanīgāku”
well-chsosen rhymes make poetic language phonetically more resonant, melodious
“darīt alu, sviestu”
to make beer, butter
“darīt desas”
to make sausages
“darīt pastalas”
to make pastalas (= primitive shoes)
“sīki putni ligzdu dara”
small birds make (their) nests
“jūs acis cieti darāt”
you close your eyes
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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