Meaning of lidot | Babel Free
[liduôt]Definitions
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to fly (to move in the air with the help of wings) intransitive
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to fly (to move in the air) intransitive
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to fly (to be thrown so as move quickly through the air) intransitive
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to fly, to run (to move quickly) intransitive
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to fly (to be carried by the air) intransitive
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to fly, to spread intransitive
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to fly, to spread quickly figuratively, intransitive
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to fly, to turn to something far away figuratively, intransitive
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to fly, to run figuratively, intransitive
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to fly, to pass quickly figuratively, intransitive
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to behave very kindly to someone in order to win his or her favor colloquial, intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“kaijas lido virs jūras”
gulls fly over the sea
“spāre lido klusi”
the dragonfly flies quietly
“sikspārņi lido krēslā”
bats fly at dusk
“helikopters lido virs meža”
the helicopter is flying over the forest
“modernās lidmašīnas lido ātri un augstu”
modern airplanes fly fast and high
“Herta pirka biļeti, lai lidotu uz Rīgu”
Herta bought a ticket to fly to Rīga
“šāviņi lidoja gar zemi un urbās kalnā kā lieli lemeši”
the projectiles fly along the earth and dig into the hill like big plowshares
“Mirdza negāja pa kāpnēm, viņa skrēja, lidoja un, elpu neatņēmusi, atrāva istabas durvis”
Mirdza didn't go upstairs, she ran, she flew, and, without losing breath, tore the room door open
“pāri kalnam veseliem klēpjiem lido pieneņu pūkas”
dandelion fluff flies across the whole mountain
“sarkanas dzirksteles no ugunskura lido”
red sparks flew from the fire
“viegla smarža, saldi rūgta kā medus tvaiks, lidoja gaisā”
a light odor, bittersweet as honey, flew in the air
“Veidenbaums runāja paklusu, tomēr vārdi lidoja kā bezdelīgas”
Veidenbaums talked softly, but the words flew like swallows
“vēstis lido vēja ātrumā”
the news flies with the speed of the wind
“skats lidoja līdzi putniem brīvā vaļā”
the view flew' out freely with the birds
“viņa domas arī šovakar lido pie Ivas”
her thoughts tonight also fly around Iva
“gadi kā mākoņi lido, mūžībā aizslid un gaist”
years fly like clouds, eternity slips and disappears
“cauru nedēļu ap viņu tiku lidojs”
I have been flying around her (= a girl) the whole week
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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