Meaning of glābt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to save (to act so as to prevent (someone's) death; to protect (someone) from death)
   transitive
2. to save (to cure, to restore to a normal state)
   transitive
3. to save (to prevent harm to something)
   transitive
4. to save (to take action to protect from misfortune, disasters, accidents, etc.; to protect from some unwanted situation, problem)
   transitive
5. to save (to take action to conserve one's honor, fame, reputation, etc.; to avoid dishonor, disgrace, etc.)
   transitive
6. to save (to protect from something unwanted, undesirable)
   figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“glābt slīkstošo”

to save a drowning (person)

“glābt slimo bērnu”

to save a sick child

“glābt dzīvību”

to save (someone's) life

“ievainotais nav vairs glābjams”

the injured (person) can no longer be saved

“Silis saprata, ka viņam nav lemts glābt dēlu”

Silis understood that he was not destined to save (his) son

“ārsti mēģināja glābt roku”

the doctors tried to save (the patient's) hand

“bet mans kuģis? kas jūs pamudināja glābt arī to?”

and (what about) my ship? who will encourage you to save it, too?

“uguns bija ierobežota, sils glābts”

the fire was contained, the pine forest (was) saved

“glābt dzimteni”

to save (one's) homeland

“glābt no verdzības”

to save (someone) from slavery

“glābt no rājiena”

to save (someone) from a scolding, a reprimand

“ja neglābšu tautu, brāļus no gūsta...”

if I don't save the people, (my) brothers, from captivity...

“Padomju vara atbrīvoja Čukču pussalas tautas,... glāba no izmiršanas”

the Soviets freed the people of the Chukchi peninsula... (and) saved (them) from extinction

“glābt savu labo vārdu”

to save one's good name

“labi, ka vēl ir viena tikumīga meita pasaulē, kas glābj pagasta godu”

good that there still is one virtuous girl in the world that will save the honor of the parish

““tie mūs no lietus neglābs”, Ģirts lūkojās bērzos”

“those won't save us from the rain,” Ģirts looked at the birch trees

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