Meaning of nabadzīgs | Babel Free
Definitions
- poor (who lacks possessions, the means of surviving)
- poor (whose inhabitants lack necessary possessions)
- poor (in whose preparation important or necessary things were not used or were used insufficiently; which is less than it should be)
- poor (such that it has something important or necessary only in small, insufficient quantity)
- poor (without diversity in form, nuance, components)
- poor, one-sided, limited
- poor, shallow, insensitive
Examples
“nabadzīgs cilvēks”
poor person
“nabadzīga tauta”
poor people (= ethnic group)
“nabadzīgi ļaudis”
poor people (= persons)
“nabadzīga sādža”
poor village
“nabadzīgs ciemats”
poor village
“Kartagenas pilsēta bija nabadzīga”
the village of Cartagena was poor
“nabadzīgs pusdienu galds”
poor dining table
“nabadzīga virtuve”
poor cuisine
“nabadzīgs maizes rieciens”
poor (= thin) slice of bread
“viņu kāzu galds bija nabadzīgs: Arvīda mātes ceptie rauši, zivis un piens”
their wedding table (= buffet) was poor: (only) Arvīds' mother's baked cakes, fish and milk
“Agnese iedomājās Ernas nabadzīgo vienistabas dzīvoklīti, kur virtuve pat ar sienu nebija atdalīta no istabas”
Agnese imagined Erna's poor little one-room apartment, where the kitchen was not separated from the (sleeping) room (not even) with a wall
“ar zivīm nabadzīgs ezers”
a lake poor in fish
“ar mežiem nabadzīgs apvidus”
a forest-poor area
“ziediem nabadzīgs dārzs”
a garden poor in flowers
“nabadzīga augu valsts”
poor plant realm (= flora)
“nabadzīga fauna”
poor fauna
“nabadzīga vārdu krājums”
poor vocabulary (lit. word stock)
“nabadzīga bibliotēla”
poor library
“nabadzīga krāsu gamma”
poor set of colors
“līdz tam uzskatīja, ka šajā baseinā galvenokārt atrodamas tikai nabadzīgas rūdas: kvarcīti”
up until then (they) thoguht that in that basin mostly poor ore, quartzite, could be found
“cilvēks, kas vienaldzīgs pret pasaulē notiekošo, ir garlaicīgs: viņa dzīve ir nabadzīga un tukša”
a person who is indifferent to what happens in the world is boring: his life is poor and empty
“nabadzīga fantāzija”
poor fantasy
“nabadzīga dzeja”
poor poetry
“nabadzīgi uzskati”
poor beliefs, opinions
“cik jūsu dvēseles, ak, ir nabadzīgas!”
oh! how poor are your souls!
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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