Meaning of slava | Babel Free
Definitions
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genitive singular of slavs dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular
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locative singular of slava feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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locative singular of slavs dialectal, form-of, locative, masculine, singular
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fame, renown (very high evaluation or opinion of a person, a place, an institution, a symbol, etc., by a community) declension-4, feminine
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glory, praise declension-4, feminine
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reputation, fame (a widespread idea or impression about someone) declension-4, feminine
Examples
“aktiera, komponista slava”
an actor's, a composer's fame
“zinātnieka, izgudrotāja slava”
a scientist's, an inventor's fame, renown
“leģendāra slava”
legendary fame
“slavas augstumi”
the heights of fame
“kūrorta slava”
the resort's fame
“pieminekļa slava”
the monument's fame
“dzīties pēc slavas”
to chase fame
“iegūt slavu ar labu darbu”
to acquire fame with good work
“slava sakāpusi galvā”
the fame went to (his) head (i.e., he became conceited)
“lai viņam slava!”
glory to him!
“dziedāt slavas dziesmas”
to sing songs of praise (to someone, i.e., to praise him/her highly)
“būt labā slavā”
to have (lit. be in) good reputation
“izplatīt (par kādu) sliktu slavu”
to spread a bad reputation (about someone)
“viņam ir lielībnieka slava”
he has the fame, reputation of (being a) braggart
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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