Meaning of drošināt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. second-person plural present indicative of drošināt
   form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
2. to encourage, to reassure, to make someone (feel) safe, no longer afraid
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“drošināt bērnu”

to reassure the child

“drošināt sevi”

to reassure oneself

“bet sieva neko daudz nenoskumst; viņa vēl drošina vīru: “neviens vēl tagadējos laikos nav dzirdēts nomirstam badā, vai tad nu mums tas notiks?””

but the wife didn't feel sad; in fact, she reassured (her) husband: “nobody has heard of (someone) dying of hunger in modern times, will this then happen to us?”

“dārzniece bažījās par nezināmo dzīves vietu; pavadones mierināja un drošināja viņu: krietniem ļaudīm visur draugu diezgan”

the gardner was concerned about not knowing where she would stay; (her) fellow travellers comforted and reassured her: honest, decent people have enough friends everywhere

CEFR level