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Meaning of ticēt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1 Frequent
[titsɛ̂ːt]

Definitions

  1. to believe (to have a belief in something; to accept something, someone's opinion, authority, as true, valid)
    intransitive, with-dative
  2. to believe, to trust (to have confidence in someone's credibility, sincerity, in someone's perspectives or potential)
    intransitive, with-dative
  3. to believe (to accept, to have faith in the existence and power of a god or gods, supernatural beings or forces)
    intransitive, with-dative

Equivalents

English believe

Examples

“tam nevar ticēt”

one can't believe that

“ticēt ārstam”

to believe (one's) doctor

“ticēt zinātnes sasniegumiem”

to believe the achievements of science

“stipri, akli ticēt”

to believe strongly, blindly

“vienmēr vajag ticēt savai laimei”

one must always believe in one's happiness

“jaunība ir ticība brīnumam... jauni būdami, mēs neprasām, vai mūsu vēlēšanās ir prātīga, iespējama; mēs ilgojamies un ticam, ka ilgotais piepildīsies tikai tādēļ, ka mēs to tik ļoti gaidām”

youth is faith in miracles... being young, we don't ask if our desires are sensible, possible; we desire and believe that our desires will be fulfilled simply because we want them so much

“ticēt solījumiem”

to believe in promises

“viņam nevar ticēt”

one can't believe (= trust) him

“viņš netic nevienam”

he believes (= trusts) nobody

“ticēt cilvēkiem, jaunatnei”

to believe in people, in youth

“ticēt sev”

to believe in oneself

“ticēt saviem spēkiem”

to believe in one's strength

“neticēt savām acīm”

to not believe one's (own) eyes (= to be surprised by what one sees)

“ticēt dievam”

to believe in god

“ticēt liktenim”

to believe in fate

“ticēt pārdabiskiem spēkiem”

to believe in supernatural forces

“mans tēvs tic ļaunai acij”

my father believes in the evil eye

“ticēt Dievam nozīmē iegūt pieredzi par vēl kādu realitāti mūsos, saskaņā ar kuru savā dzīvē iegūstam līdzsvaru, mieru un dzīves jēgas izpratni”

to believe in God means to acquire experience with another reality in us, whereby we obtain a balance in our lives, peace, and an understanding of the meaning of life

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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