Meaning of dziedāt | Babel Free
[ˈd͡ziɛ̂dâːt]Definitions
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to sing (to use one's voice to produce musical sounds) intransitive, irregular, transitive
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second-person plural present indicative of dziedāt form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
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to sing (to reproduce a song with one's voice) intransitive, irregular, transitive
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to sing (to practice a vocal art; to participate in a singing group, to play a singing role in a musical performance) intransitive, irregular, transitive
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to sing (to produce sounds, often melodious sounds, typical of its species) intransitive, irregular, transitive
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to sing (to produce a musical, melodious sound) intransitive, irregular, transitive
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to sing (to write, to recite poetry) intransitive, irregular, poetic, transitive
Examples
“dziedāt klusā balsī”
to sing in a soft voice
“dziedāt divbalsīgi”
to sing in two voices
“meitene labi dzied”
the girl sings well
“mācīties dziedāt”
to learn to sing
“dziedot dzimu, dziedot augu, dziedot mūžu nodzīvoju”
singing I am born, singing I grow, singing I live (my) life
“dziedāt tautas dziesmas”
to sing folk songs
“protams, Šūberta dziesmas jādzied vienkārši; melodijai jāplūst dabīgi”
of course, one must sing Schubert's songs in a simple way; the melody must flow naturally
“dziedāt operas teātrī”
to sing an opera in the theater
“dziedāt pašdarbības kolektīvā”
to sing in an amateur group
“dziedāt koncertā, korī, izrādē”
to sing in a concert, choir, show
“dziedāt titullomu operas izrādē”
to sing the title role in an opera performance
“gailis dzied”
the rooster crows (lit. sings)
“viens putniņš zara galā dzied”
one little bird is singing at the end of a branch
“kur klusā naktī lakstīgalas dzied, tur klausīties man labprāt tīkas iet”
where in the silent night the nightingales sing, there I would love to go listen
““circenis!” bērni sāka čukstēt: “circenis dzied!””
“crickets!” the children began whispering: “the crickets are singing”
“maigi dzied vijole”
the violin sings softly
“vējš dzied skurstenī”
the wind sings in the chimney
“žžž... žžž... šujmašīnas dzied savu darba dziesmu”
žžž... žžž... the sewing machines are singing their work song
“dzejnieks dzied par tām pašām vecām lietām: par dabu un mīlestību”
the poet sings about those same old things: nature and love
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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