Meaning of raudināt | Babel Free
Definitions
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second-person plural present indicative of raudināt form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
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to make (someone) cry transitive
Examples
“neraudini bērnu!”
don't make the child cry!
“skaļas ir tikai apbedīšanas ceremonijas... cilvēks ir miris, un kādēļ gan velti raudināt palicējus?”
funeral ceremonies are just (too) high-sounding... a person is dead, so why make people cry for nothing? (i.e., it does no good to do that)
“pie mājiņas stāvēja Spodris un raudināja savu vijoli”
Spodris stood in front of the little houses and made his violin cry (= played it)
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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