Meaning of nepateicīgs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. ungrateful (showing ingratitude; not feeling, not expressing gratitude, thankfulness)
2. thankless, unrewarding, not worthwhile (not yielding good results, not giving satisfaction, not justifying the time and resources spent on it) (of activities, actions, topics)
3. inappropriate, unfavorable, inconducive (such that it does not contribute to some desired state or situation)

Equivalents

Examples

“nepateicīgs cilvēks”

ungrateful person

“nepateicīgs dēls”

grateful son

“tagad Kroders gaidīja, lai Osis revanšējas un izvirza viņu par savu vietnieku; bet Osis bija nepateicīgs... viņš par savu vietnieku ieteica Andersonu”

then Kroders expected Osis to retribute and choose him as his substitute; but Osis was ungrateful... he chose Andersons as his substitute

“nepateicīgs amats”

thankless position, job

“nepateicīgs pasākums”

thankless event, situation

“nepateicīgs uzdevums”

thankless, unrewarding task

“nepateicīga loma”

an unrewarding role (e.g., in a play)

“skolotāja darbs, mūžs... arvienu steidzīgs, bez gala grūts un nepateicīgs”

a teacher's work, life... (is) always hurried, endlessly sad and unrewarding

“nepateicīga nodarbošanās: publišķi apspriest⟳ jūtas, kas nepakļaujas prāta spriedumam”

an unrewarding occupation: to discuss publicly feelings that are beyond the mind's judgment

“nepateicīga vide bērnu garīgajai attīstībai”

an inappropriate, unfavorable environment for the mental development of children

“nepateicīgi apstākļi gaumes izkopšanai”

unfavorable conditions for the cultivation of one's taste

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