Meaning of līdzēt | Babel Free
[ɫīːdzɛ̂ːt]Definitions
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to help (to provide support for, to facilitate) intransitive, with-dative
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to help (to have a positive effect) intransitive, with-dative
Equivalents
English
help
Examples
“līdzēt darbā”
to help at work
“līdzēt piecelties”
to help someone stand up
“nespēt līdzēt”
to not be able to help
“talcinieki līdzēja jauno pirti uzcelt”
volunteers helped build a new bath house
“zāles līdzēja”
the medicine helped, worked
“pēršana nelīdz”
beating doesn't help
“darba līdz”
work helps
“ko (tas) līdz”
what difference does it make? (lit. what does it help?)
“ar to nekas nebija līdzēts”
nothing helped with that
“tur nelīdz ne zāles, ne plāksteris”
nothing (lit. not medicine, not bandage) helps there
“metamies dārzā un sākam kliegt un plaukšķināt rokām... tas līdz: strazdi pazūd”
we run to the garden and begin to shout and clap our hands... this helps: the starlings disappear
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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