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Meaning of pilnīgs | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1 Frequent

Definitions

  1. complete, total, full, perfect, absolute (having reached the highest degree, the highest level, in its form, adequacy, suitability for use, etc.)
  2. perfect (very similar to something else)
  3. perfect, total, complete, full (very strong, visible, obvious)
  4. full, complete, absolute (who has all the power, all the necessary skills and qualities for an occupation or situation)
  5. full (corresponding to a given ideal of personhood)
  6. complete, full, perfect
  7. complete, full (covering all its extension, space; covering all details)
  8. full, plump, chubby (relatively fat)
  9. physically, mentally healthy
    colloquial

Equivalents

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Examples

“pilnīgs klusums”

complete silence

“pilnīga tumsa”

total darkness

“pilnīgs haoss”

total chaos, a complete mess

“gūt pilnīgu uzvaru”

to obtain a complete victory

“māja ir pilnīgā kārtībā”

the house is in perfect order

“atrasties pilīgā drošībā”

to be absolutely safe (lit. in absolute safety)

“zupa savārījusies pilnīgā biezputrā”

the soup was cooked into a perfect porridge

“pilnīga sajūsma”

total delight

“pilnīgs nervu sabrukums”

full nervous breakdown

“izjust pilnīgu nespēku”

to feel complete exhaustion

“ja tu gaidi par savu darbu spriedumu no citiem, tad neesi tai darbā vēl pilnīgs, bet tikai māceklis”

if you wait for the judgment of others on your work, then you are not complete, full in your work, but only an apprentice.

“šinī mājā uzraugs bija pilnīgs valdnieks”

in this house the guard was a full, absolute ruler

“pilnīga personība”

a full personality, personhood

“ja gribi pilnīgs būt un sevī liels...”

if you want to be full and great in(side of) yourself...

“pilnīgs muļķis”

a complete fool

“pilnīgs saules apstumsums”

full solar eclipse

“pilnīgs jautājuma izklāsts”

complete presentation of the matter

“gūt pilnīgu informāciju”

to obtain complete, full information

“complete, full (with nothing missing)”
“pilnīgs sporta sacensību dalībnieku saraksts”

complete list of participants in sports events

“pilnīgs kopotu rakstu izdevums”

complete works edition (i.e., of the works of a given writer)

“pilnīgas lūpas”

full lips

“viņa ir liela, veselīga sieviete, varbūt tikai mazliet pilnīgāka, nekā būtu nepieciešami vajadzīgs”

she is a big, healthy woman, maybe a little bit chubbier than would be really necessary

“viņš neticēja iespējām, ka no šī kara kāds var atgriezties pilnīgs”

he didn't believe in the possibility that from this war someone could return healthy

“saimniece bija palaidusi valodas, ka šuvēja Lapsiņu Frīda vairs neesot gluži pilnīga; caurām dienām dzivojot pa savu istabu, viena pati sarunājoties un dziedot”

the mistress had started a rumor that the seamstress Lapsiņu Frīda no longer was fully (mentally) healthy; she spent the day in her room, talking and singing alone

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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