Meaning of saimnieks | Babel Free

Definitions

1. farmer, landowner (the owner of a farm, especially a large one)
   declension-1, masculine
2. owner or tenant, especially of a small business
   declension-1, masculine
3. landlord (owner of a building, house, apartment, etc.)
   declension-1, masculine
4. owner, master, boss (person who owns or has the right to use a certain space, room, place)
   declension-1, masculine
5. owner, master (person who owns a pet)
   declension-1, masculine
6. owner (person who owns something, e.g., an object)
   declension-1, masculine
7. master, boss, leader (person who runs, administers, manages, organizes something, making decisions about it)
   declension-1, masculine
8. host (person who entertains guests, visitors)
   declension-1, masculine
9. host (an organism in which a parasite lives)
   declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“lielie, bagātie, naudīgie saimnieki”

big, rich, moneyed farmers

“kalpi neiet apstaigāt Avotu laukus, apskatīties zirgus un ēkas, kā to dara ciemā atbraukušie saimnieki”

the servants (farm helpers) don't go around the fields to look at the horses and buildings, the way that the landowners do, when they arrive in the village

“iebraucamās vietas saimnieks”

inn owner

“viesnīcas saimnieks”

hotel owner

“visi apkārtējie restorānu saimnieki zināja, ka pilsoņa Žana Gijo veikalā vienmēr svaiga prece”

all the surrounding restaurant owners knew that there always was fresh merchandise (= ingredients) in citizen Žans Gijo's shop

“mēs dzīvojām koka namiņā sētā... tas namiņš nebija mūsu, bet piederēja saimniekam”

we lived in a little wooden hut... that hut was not ours, it belonged to (our) landlord

“maza auguma vīrs... skaļi ķīvējas ar mājas saimnieku”

a man of short build... quarreled loudly with the landlord

“kā saimnieks... es torīt atvēru sava kabineta durvis un turpat pie durvīm apstājos: redzēju, ka neesmu vairs saimnieks... uz galda augšpēdus gulēja vācu virsnieka cepure”

as the master (of that office) I opened that morning my office's door and immediately stopped at the door: I saw that I was no longer the master... a German officer's hat was lying upside down on the table

“kaķis kas ir pamests... parasti vairs citam saimniekam neuzticas un kļūst par īstu, mežonīgu zvēru”

a cat that was abandoned... usually does not trust another owner and becomes a true wild beast

“vēl jau gan viņš tur šauteni savās rokās, bet Ferdinands saprot, ka saimnieks tai jau ir cits: tas, lielais vīrs ar zilganpelēkajām acīm”

though he is holding the gun in his hands, Ferdinands understands that its owner is another (person): that big man with the bluish-gray eyes

“lietuviešu tauta kļuva par pilntiesīgu savas zemes saimnieku”

the Lithuanian people became the full master of their own land

“pēc staltās gaitas, formas tērpa un izturēšanās spriežot, par kuģa saimnieku pirmajā brīdī varēja noturēt kapteiņa pirmo palīgu”

judging by his stately gait, uniform and behavior, one could at first take the first mate for the ship's boss (= captain)

“saimnieks ar ciemiņu beidzot piesēdušies pie galda”

the host with (his) guest finally sat at the table

“katrai blusu sugai ir noteikts saimnieks”

every species of flea has a specific host

“Mazākās zaļganās dēles dzīvoja uz zivju ādas un pārtika no saimnieku asinīm”

the smaller greenish leeches lived on fish skin and fed from their host's blood

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