Meaning of lepnums | Babel Free

Definitions

1. pride (mental, emotional state or quality characterized by high self-esteem, self-awareness, a feeling of superiority)
   declension-1, masculine
2. pride (that which causes the feeling of pride)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“izjust lepnumu”

to feel pride

“es atskārtu, ka nav nemaz slikti, ja meitene man nezvana: viņai ir savs lepnums; nevis spītība, bet lepnums”

I realized that it is not at all bad if the girl doesn't call me: she has her pride; not spitefulness, but pride

““bet zini,” viņa piemetināja maigā mātes lepnumā, “Sarmīte ir ļoti jauka””

“but, you know,” she added with (lit. in) a tender mother's pride, “Sarmīte is very nice”

“Roberts Bernss ir angļu klasiskās rakstniecības lepnums”

Robert Burns is the pride of English classical literature

“gudrs, uzcītīgs un savam saimniekam paklausīgs suns ir katra mednieka lepnums”

a dog that is clever, diligent and obedient to his master is every hunter's pride

“senas celtnes un jauni dārzi ir mazo pilsētiņu lepnums”

old buildings and new gardens are a small town's pride

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