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Meaning of neprātība | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. folly, foolishness (lack of reason; behavior, action not well thought out, contrary to the principles of reason)
    declension-4, feminine
  2. locative singular of neprātība
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

English Folly foolishness

Examples

“apvaldīt savu neprātību”

to moderate, to control one's folly

“neprātībā nezina, ko dara”

in (his) folly (he) doesn't know what he is doing

“izdarīt neprātību”

to do something foolish

“protams, bija tīrā neprātība ziemas laikā doties kājām tik garā ceļā”

of course, it was sheer folly to go walking such a long way in winter

“ko lai sacītu uz tādām neprātībām”

what can one say to such follies?

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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