Meaning of dzīvot | Babel Free
[ˈdzîːvʷôt]Definitions
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to live, to be alive (to exist biologically) intransitive
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to live (to exist consciously) intransitive
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to live, to reside, to inhabit (a place) intransitive
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to live, to be frequently, for a long time (somewhere) figuratively, intransitive
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to live, to continue to exist intransitive
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to have a certain relationship (with someone else); to reside together (with someone else) intransitive
Examples
“sēklaudži vispār dzīvo ilgāk nekā kultūršķirnes”
seedlings generally live longer than cultivars
“saknes nolauztajam kokam dzīvoja”
the roots of the felled tree (still) lived
“lai dzīvo!”
(long) live! (= hooray!)
“viņš zināja, ka pēdējais brīdis tuvojas, un viņam kļuva bezgala skumji; tikai dzīvot vēl, kaut stundu, kaut pāris acumirkļu”
he knew that the last moment was coming, and he became infinitely sad; to still live, even if only one more hour, one more moment
“dzīvot godīgi, omulīgi, priecīgi”
to live honestly, comfortably, happily
“dzīvot bezrūpīgi”
to live without problems, carefree
“dzīvot plaši”
to live well-off (lit. widely)
“dzīvot pāri (saviem) līdzekļiem”
to live beyond (one's) means
“no kā viņš dzīvo?”
from what does he live (= earn a living)?
“dzīvot bez darba, grūtos apstākļos”
to live without work, in difficult circumstances
“dzīvot, tas ir: strādāt, domāt, just”
to live, that is: to work, to think, to feel
“dzīvot Latvijā, Rīgā”
to live in Latvia, in Rīga
“dzīvot mazā dzīvoklī pilsētā”
to live in a small apartment in the city
“lāči dzīvo mežā”
bears live in the forest
“Priedes Jānis dzīvoja turpat, otrajā stāvā, mazā bēniņu istabā”
Priedes Jānis lived right there, on the second floor, in a small attic room
“stundām dzīvot pa āru”
to live (= always be) outside for hours
“pēcpusdienu, ja laiks labs, vecāmāte dzīvoja pa dārzu”
in the afternoon, if the weather was good, grandmother lived (= always was) in the garden
“viņa vārds ilgi dzīvos tautas piemiņā”
his name will live long in the people's memory
“un dzīvos, ziedēs un ar savām saknēm dziļi ieies dzīvē tikai tāda māksla, kas savu aicinājumu redz kalpošanā lielajai vēstures veidotājai: tautai”
only that art which sees its calling in the service to the great shaper of history - the people - will live, flourish, and strike deep roots in life
“kaimiņi dzīvo saticīgi”
neighbors live in peace
“dzīvot pie saimnieka par kalpu”
to live with a farmer as (his) servant, hired worker
“tēvs dzīvo ar meitām”
the father lives with (his) daughters
“nevaru dzīvot ar dzērāju”
I can't live with a (heavy) drinker
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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