Meaning of dzīvs | Babel Free
[dzîːws]Definitions
- living, alive (that which lives)
- living, alive
- living, alive (not dead, still working)
- the living (those who are alive)
- lively, active, jolly (which quickly reacts to external stimuli; expressing such capacity of reaction)
- bustling, intense, active, busy
- lively, intense
- lively, intense, strong, powerful
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lively, expressive, intensive usually
- living, lively (very similar to reality; very impressive)
- intact, untouched, safe; (of money) unspent; (of memories) well maintained
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such that there is a lot of it, without impurities, admixtures colloquial
Examples
“dzīva būtne”
living being
“dzīvs organisms”
living organism
“dzīvā daba”
living nature (= the animal and vegetal kingdoms)
“māte viņam ir dzīva”
his mother is alive
“pirmajā brīdī, kad uzzināju, ka Arturs dzīvs, man uzplūda tik daudz atmiņu”
at the very moment when I heard that Arturs (was) alive, so many memories surged back to me
“dzīvi ziedi”
living flowers (i.e., natural, not artificial)
“kamēr augs ir dzīvs, saknes un stumbrs aug arvien lielāki un palielinās lapu skaits”
as long as the plant is alive, the roots and the trunk grow larger and larger and the number of leaves increases
“dzīva šūna”
living cell
“dzīvi audi”
living tissues
“dzīvs zobs”
living tooth
“dzīvie un mirušie”
the living and the dead
“atrasties starp dvīvajiem”
to be among the living
“dzīvas acis”
lively eyes
“dzīva sejas izteiksme”
lively facial expression
“siltumā un pie kārtīga ēdiena zēns kļuva dzīvāks un jautrāks”
with warmth and good food the boy became livelier and more cheerful
“Skārbis bija maza, sīka auguma, ļoti dzīvs un runātnīgs”
Skārbis was of small, petite size, very lively and talkative
“Pēteris kļuva runīgāks, gāja dzīvāku soli”
Pēteris became more talkative (and) walked (with) livelier step(s)
“dzīva satiskme”
intense, heavy traffic
“dzīva šoseja”
full, busy highway
“dzīva kustība uz ielām”
intense movement on the streets
“tuvāk pilsētai ceļš kļuva dzīvāks; brauca tirdzinieki ar siena vezumiem un āboliem”
closer to the city the road became busier; merchants rode with their carts full of hay and apples
“dzīvas sarunas”
lively conversation
“dzīva izrāde”
lively show
“dzīva diskusija notika Arodbiedrību nama Kolonnu zālē”
a lively discussion took place in the Column hall of the House of Trade Unions
“ap vilcienu bija dzīva kņada: atbraucēji gandrīz visi bija kareivji”
around the train (there) was intense uproar: almost all arrivals were soldiers
“dzīva iztēle, fantāzija”
lively imagination, fantasy
“dzīva interese”
lively, strong interest
“dzīva glezna”
alive, expressive painting
“ilustrācijas kopā ar paskaidrojošo tekstu grāmatā ir ļoti dzīvas”
the illustrations together with the explanatory text in the book are very alive, expressive
“dzīvas atmiņas”
lively, intense, impressive memories
“šis bija viens no tiem briesmīgajiem sapņiem, kuri tik dzīvi un skaidri kā pati dzīve”
this was one of those terrible dreams which are as alive and clear as life itself
“nez vai jel mājas vairs būs dzīvas”
who knows if the houses will still be alive (= intact, unharmed)
“pērnēja gada alga man vēl tāpat dzīva”
my last year's salary is still as it were alive (= unspent)
“gadi ir aizgājuši, bet senā sajūta vēl vienmēr dzīva”
years have passed, but the old feeling is still always alive
“ēst dzīvus taukus”
to eat living (= pure) fat
“ēst dzīvu sāli”
to eat living salt (i.e., to eat food with a lot of salt)
“dzīva nauda, balta nauda”
living money, white money (both meaning “a lot of money”)
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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