Meaning of rieties | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to bark, especially at each other; reflexive of riet
2. to bark at each other, to fight, to quarrel
   colloquial, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“kaimiņu suņi rejas”

the neighbor's dogs are barking

“kur divi rejas, tur trešais rij”

where two bark (= fight), a third (one) swallows (= wins)

“strīds nozīmētu lieki rīvēties un rieties, bojāt nervus un gandēt garastāvokli”

a fight would mean to squabble and bark unnecessarily, harming (their) nerves and mood

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