Meaning of nevainīgs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. innocent, not guilty (who is not at fault, who has not done anything wrong)
2. innocent, harmless (not containing anything dangerous, harmful, or objectionable)
3. innocent, pure (without moral blame, morally clear)
4. virgin (who has not had sex yet, who is not informed about sex and sexuality)

Equivalents

Examples

“viņš ir nevainīgs šajā lietā”

he is innocent in this case

“jauns vēl bija un skaists grāfs Plāters... / kad bija jāmirst nevainīgam, / uzņemoties cita vainu”

still young and handsome was Count Plāters... when he had to die innocent, taking another man's guilt

“nevainīgs joks”

an innocent joke

“nevainīgi smiekli”

innocent laughter

“nevainīga izprieca”

innocent fun

“bija laiki, kad gripu daudzi uzskatīja par vieglu, nevainīgu slimīgu”

there were times when many people considered influenza a mild, innocent (= harmelss) disease

“Roberts dzēra, jau ceturto reizi... nu mainīja, ka saldi skābenais dzēriens nemaz nav tik nevainīgs: galvā drusku iesita”

Robert drank, for the fourth time... now he noticed that the sweet-sour drink (was) not so innocent: it whacked him a little on the head

“kā apstulbis jaunais Donis trulu skatienu vērās Jorena nevainīgā sejā”

as if stunned, the young Donis turned (his) blunt look toward Jorens' innocent face

“cik daudz sapņu, mazu un nevainīgu, man saistījās ar šīs sievetes smaidu”

how many dreams, small and innocent, associated me with this woman's smile

“nevainīga meitene”

a virgin (lit. innocent) girl

“Azanda izskatījās jauna, jauka un tīra kā nevainīga meitene”

Azanda looked young, nice and clean (= pure) like a virgin (lit. innocent) girl

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