Meaning of dzimt | Babel Free
[dzìmt]Definitions
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to be born (to separate physically from the body of one's mother during birth) intransitive
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to be born (to begin, to take form, shape) intransitive
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to be born (to be made, to take form, shape) intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“dzimst bērni”
children are born
“zēns dzimis Rīgā”
the boy was born in Riga
“viņš dzimis 1963. gadā”
he was born in 1963
“dzīvniekiem dzimst mazuļi”
baby (animals) are born to animals (= animals have babies)
“paskaties visapkārt: kad Auruciemā dzimst bērni? rudeņos... visas manas četras meitas pasaulē nākušas rudenī”
look around: when are children born in Auruciems? in autumn... all my four daughters came to the world (= were born) in autumn
“diena dzima kā apskaidrota”
the day was born enlightened (= bright)
“Mūsa un Mēmele te saplūst kopā - un dzimst jauna upe”
the Mūsa and the Mēmele (river) converge - and a new river is born
“dzimst ne tikai cilvēki; dzimst arī zvaigznes un zvaigžņu pasaules”
not only people are born: also stars and star worlds (= planets) are born
“februāra revolūcija dzima pasaules imperiālistiskā kara laikā”
the February revolution was born during the imperialistic world war
“upju krastos spēkstacijas dzimst”
power plants are born on the banks of rivers
“viņa smadzenēs dzimst grandiozi nodomi, kas kalpo taisnībai, gaismai, laimei”
in his brain are born grandiose intentions to serve justice, light, happiness
“cilvēka smadzenes sastāv no 14 miljardiem šūnu; kā tajās dzimst idejas, tēli, vārdi?”
the human brain consists of 14 billion cells; how are ideas, images, words born in them?
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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