Meaning of mīlēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to love, to feel love for (to desire a romantic relation with someone, to be romantically attracted to someone)
   transitive
2. to love, to feel love for (to have strong positive, non-romantic feelings for someone)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“mēs viens otru neprātīgi mīlējām”

we loved each other madly

“mīlēt šo sievieti bijā viņa liktenis”

to love this woman was his fate

“es iešu tikai pie tā cilvēka, kuru mīlēšu”

I will go (= marry) only that person (= man) whom I (will) love

“mīlēt bērnus”

to love (one's) children

“mīlēt tēvu, māti”

to love (one's) father, mother

“mīlēt savu dzimteni”

to love one's family

“darbabiedri viņu mīl”

his co-workers love him

“mīlēt darbu”

to love (one's) work

“mīlēt dabu”

to love nature

“mīlēt puķes, dzīvniekus”

to love flowers, animals

“mīlēt mūziku”

to love music

“mīlēt daiļliteratūru”

to love fiction

“mīlēt tīrību, kārtību”

to love cleanliness, order

“mitrumu mīloši augi”

moisture-loving plants (i.e., plants who need more moisture than average)

CEFR level