Meaning of mironis | Babel Free
Definitions
dead body, corpse (the body of a dead person)
declension-2, masculine
Equivalents
English
corpse
Examples
“viņš nometās mudīgi pie slīkoņa zemē... tas bija auksts un stīvs, kā jau mironis”
he quickly fell on the ground next to the drowned person... s/he was cold and stiff, like a corpse
“mācīt muļķi, tas tikpat kā mēģināt atdzīvināt mironi”
to teach a fool is just like trying to revive a corpse
“uzmodināt no miroņiem”
to wake up (someone) from the dead (= to wake up a person who was sleeping very deeply)
“uzcelt no miroņiem”
to raise back from the dead (= to cure someone miraculously, unexpectedly)
“dzīvs mironis”
living corpse (= very weak, sick, mentally inert person)
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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