Meaning of nāvēt | Babel Free
[nâːvɛ̂ːt]Definitions
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to kill (to put (a living being) to death, to cause it to die, to be the cause of its death) transitive
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to kill (to destroy, to make disappear) figuratively, transitive
Equivalents
English
kill
Examples
“putniņus nedomāju nāvēt”
I do not think (= intend) to kill the little birds
“es redzēju, kā fašisti koncentrācijas nometnē nāvēja cilvēkus visādiem līdzekļiem un paņēmieniem”
I saw that they killed people in fascist concentration camps with all kinds of means and methods
“atsacīšanās no pīpēšanas un dzeršanas, šiem patiešām nāvējošiem paradumiem, ir pirmais noteikums, lai izsargātos no stenokardijas, sirds infarkta un varbūtējas pēkšņas nāves”
giving up smoking and drinking, these really deadly (lit. killing) habits, that is the first rule to prevent angina, heart attack and presumed sudden death
“nāvēt aizspriedumus”
to kill prejudice
“nolūka nav viņa gaitai; viņš klaiņo, garlaicību nāvēdams”
his going has no purpose; he wanders around, killing boredom
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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