Meaning of dusēt | Babel Free
[ˈdusɛ̂ːt]Definitions
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to sleep; to rest intransitive, poetic
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to be dead, to rest figuratively, intransitive
Equivalents
English
sleep
Examples
“mierīgi, saldi dusēt”
to sleep peacefully, sweetly
“dusi saldi!”
sleep well! (lit. sweetly)
“dusošā skaistule”
sleeping beauty
“dusēt, gulēt kā mātes klēpī”
to sleep as if on (one's) mother's lap
“mazu brīdi pēc Annužas aiziešanas Liena sēdēja pie dusošas meitiņas šūpuļa”
shortly after Annuža's departure Liena was sitting by the cradle of the little sleeping girl
“mēs nenākam dusēt, nedz atvaļu ņemt”
we did not come to sleep or to take holidays
“brāļu kapi... šeit dus tie, kas nolika galvu par mūsu dzimteni”
brethren cemetery... here rest those who gave (their) lives (lit. rested their heads) for our fatherland
“dusi, manu puisīt, lielajā varoņu pulkā! jūs esat krituši par nākotni, par sabiedrību, kurā karš vairs nebūtu iespējams”
sleep, dear boy, in a regiment of great heroes! you have fallen for the future, for a society in which war will no longer be possible
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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