Meaning of redzēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to see (to perceive something visually)
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2. to see (to be able to perceive (things) visually)
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3. to see, to observe, to notice (a phenomenon, a feature or quality)
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4. to see (to learn, to understand, to realize)
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5. to see (to experience, to live through)
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6. to see (to create visual images in one's memory or imagination)
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Equivalents

Examples

“pa logu var redzēt dārzu”

through the window (one) can see the garden

“redzēt filmu, izstādi”

to see a movie, an exhibition

“nav ko redzēt”

(there is) nothing to see

“redzēt elpu”

to see (one's) breath (in cold weather)

“viņš slikti redz”

he sees badly, poorly

“kaķi tumsā redz labāk nekā cilvēks”

in the dark cats see better than people

“tik tumšs, ka nevar redzēt”

(it is) so dark that (one) cannot see

“no kalna tālu var redzēt”

from a mountain (one) can see far

“redzēju, cik tu biji satraukts”

I saw how alarmed you were

“Kalējs pasmaidīja, bet visi redzēja, cik grūti viņam bija izspiest smaidu”

Kalējs smiled, but everyone saw how difficult it was for him to squeeze a smile

“es redzu, ka man nepietiks laika”

I see that I will have enough time

“kā redzat, esmu sarkanarmietis”

as you (can) see, I am a Red Army soldier

“istaba bija maza, bet mājīga, un kātra sīkumā varēja redzēt, ka te dzīvo sieviete”

the room was small but cozy, and in every detail (one) could see that a woman lived there

“Līze redzēja, ka nekāda prātīga runāšana kaimiņos nav gaidamā un vedināja Andri mājup”

Līze saw that there would be no sensible talking at the neighbors', so she took Andris (back) home

“redzēt grūtības, ciešanas, sāpes”

to see hardship, suffering, pain

“redzēt laimi, vienaldzību”

to see happiness, indifference

“viņai vajadzēja redzēt pieticību un prieku, lai varētu vēl ticēt laimei”

she had to see contentment and joy in order to be able to believe still in happiness

“redzēt sapni”

to have (lit. to see) a dream

“redzēt ko sapnī”

to see something in a dream

“pēc brītiņa viņš aizmiga un redzēja sapni”

after a while he fell asleep and had (lit. saw) a dream

“atgūlies uz muguras un aizvēris acis, redzu tos divdesmit gadus plašā ainā savā priekšā”

having lain down and closed (my) eyes, I see those twenty years in a broad scene in front of me

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