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Meaning of pateicīgs | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. grateful, thankful (feeling, expressing gratitude, thankfulness)
  2. fruitful, rewarding, beneficial, worthwhile, good for (yielding good results, justifying the time and resources spent on it) (of activities, actions, topics)

Equivalents

Examples

“pateicīgs cilvēks”

grateful person

“esmu jums ļoti pateicīgs”

I am very grateful to you

“pateicīgs smaids, skatiens”

a grateful smile, look

“būšu līdz dvēseles dziļumiem pateicīgs par katru pastmarku, ko atsūtīsiet manai meitiņai”

I will be grateful to the depths of (my) soul for any post stamp that you can send to my little daughter

“mazie ēda pankūkas, dzēra aveņu tēju un pateicīgām acīm uzlūkoja salīkušo māmiņu, kas kaut ka atgādināja viņu vecomāti”

the little ones (= children) ate pancakes, drank raspberry tea and looked with grateful eyes at the leaning old lady who somehow reminded them of their grandmother

“pateicīgs darbs”

rewarding, fruitful work

“pateicīgs temats”

a rewarding, fruitful topic

“pateicīgs sižets”

a rewarding, fruitful (literary) plot

“pateicīga loma”

a rewarding, fruitful role (e.g., in a play)

“pateicīgs materiāls stāstam”

material (that is) fruitful for a story (i.e., good to write a story with)

“pateicīga viela operai”

material (lit. stuff) (that is) productive for an opera (i.e., on the basis of which a good opera can be made)

“lugā ir bezgala daudz teātrim pateicīgas vielas, te tik lielas skatuviskās iespējas kā retā citā dramatiskā darbā”

in the play there is an infinity of material very fruitful for theater (= a lot of very good dramatic material)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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