Meaning of lejup | Babel Free
Definitions
- down, downward
- down, downstream (toward the mouth, the estuary)
- down, downward (toward the horizon)
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down, downward (becoming worse, regressing, being worth less) figuratively
Equivalents
Bosanski
leja
Esperanto
malsupre
Gaeilge
thíos an staighre
Hrvatski
leja
日本語
階下
Latina
deiectus
Português
embaixo
Русский
вниз
внизу
на ни́жнем этаже́
на ни́жний эта́ж
опустить глаза
опустить очи долу
потупить взгляд
потупить взор
Српски
leja
Українська
пригнічений
Examples
“skatīties lejup”
to look down
“putns laižas lejup”
the bird flies down
“smidzināja lietus, un sīkas ūdens straumītes tecēja pa rūtīm lejup”
“viņi iet lejup uz upi pa mazu ieliņu”
they went down by a small street to the river
“laiva slīdēja pa straumi lēni lejup”
the boat glided slowly down the stream
“nekāda veida zvejošana Daugavā nebūs atļauta astoņus kilometrus lejup no spēkstacijas ēkas”
no kind of fishing in the Daugava (River) will be allowed eight kilometers downstream from the power plant building
“saule neapturami slīdēja lejup un nelokāmi bija nolēmusi iet gulēt”
the sun slid unstoppably down and firmly decided to go to sleep
“es esmu pret karu, kas dzīvi rauj lejup”
I am against war, which pulls life down
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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