Meaning of nabags | Babel Free
Definitions
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poor man, pauper (man, or in general a person, who cannot provide for himself and lives from the charity of others) declension-1, masculine
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poor man (man, or in general a person, who deserves pity; in this sense, the diminutive form nabadziņš is more frequently used) declension-1, masculine
Equivalents
English
poor
Examples
“pilsēta, pagasta nabagi”
city, parish poor
“akls, klibs, vecs nabags”
blind, lame, old poor man
“kļūt par nabagu”
to become a poor man
“nabaga dāvana”
alms (lit. donation to the poor)
“kad nabags redz cita cilvēka bagātību, viņš jūtas vēl nabagāks”
when a poor man sees another person's riches, he feels even poorer
“nabaga bērns, meitene”
poor child, girl
“nabaga sunītis salst ārā”
the poor dog is freezing outside
“skolotāji mani plucināja aiz ausīm, bet tēvs, nabags, pacietību zaudējis, kaustīja ar striķa galu”
the teachers pulled my ears, but (my) father, poor him, having lost his patience, hit me with a piece of rope
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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