Meaning of kurināt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. second-person plural present indicative of kurināt
   form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
2. to light, to ignite (to make something start burning or producing heat)
   transitive
3. to heat (to burn fuel in a stove in order to create heat in a certain room, building, etc.)
   transitive
4. to encourage, to incite
   figuratively, transitive

Examples

“kurināt krāsni, plīti”

to light an oven, a stove

“kurināt uguni”

to light the fire

“vai mēs tur kurināsim sārtu, tāpat kā kaimiņi?”

will we light a bonfire there, just like the neighbors?

“kurināt pirti”

to heat the bath, sauna

“visu ziemu mēs kurinām bērza malku”

all winter we burn birch wood (for heating)

“kurināt naidu, karu”

to encourage hatred, war

“mākslīgi cariskais režims kurināja ienaidu tautu starpā, lai tās nevērstos pret pašiem apspiedējiem”

the Czarist regime artificially incited (lit. lit, ignited) hatred between peoples, so that they would not turn against their oppressors

CEFR level