Meaning of nabadzība | Babel Free

Definitions

1. poverty (lack or scarcity of necessary things)
   declension-4, feminine
2. locative singular of nabadzība
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. poverty (one's little money, few possessions, usually of bad quality)
   declension-4, feminine
4. poverty, scarcity (the quality of that which is poor, does not have enough of something)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“nomācoša nabadzība”

crushing poverty

“nabadzības sekas”

the effects, consequences of poverty

“dzīvot, nokļūt nabadzībā”

to live in, to sink into poverty

“izkļūt no nabadzības”

to get out of poverty

“kaila nabadzība”

naked (= very obvious) poverty

“laimīgs cilvēks var būt arī vislielākajā nabadzība un nelaimīgs - vislielākajā bagātībā”

a happy person may also be in the greatest poverty, and an unhappy (one) - in the greatest wealth

“pēc tam Kaspars izmagāja bikšeles un lakatiņus un, uzkāris tos virs plīts, lādēja savu nabadzību”

after that Kaspars washed the little pants and scarves and, having hung them over the stove, he cursed his poverty

“sestdienā Līze cepa karašas, Andris no savas nabadzības nopirka pusstopu”

on Saturday Līze baked flatbread, (and) Andris from his poverty bought half a pint (of liquor)

“papriekš daži pulciņi atsevišķās grupās, nesdami sev līdzi visu savu bagātību un nabadzību”

a little ahead (were) some people in separate groups, taking along all their riches and poverty

“zivju nabadzība upēs”

the poverty, scarcity of fish in the rivers

“faunas nabadzība”

the poverty of the fauna

“valodas nabadzība”

poverty of language

“dvēseles nabadzība”

poverty (= shallowness) of (someone's) soul

“jūtu nabadzība”

poverty (= primitiveness, insensitiveness) of feelings

“garlaicība ir gara nabadzības pazīme”

boredom is a sign of spiritual poverty

“kafejnīcu iekārtojumā valda izdomas nabadzība”

in the decoration of the cafe there was poverty of imagination

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