Meaning of turpināt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. second-person plural present indicative of turpināt
   form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
2. to continue, to go on doing (something), to not interrupt (something)
   transitive
3. to continue realizing (an event, action), making it (something) happen uninterruptedly; also, to continue after an interruption, to go to the next phase
   transitive
4. to continue, to proceed to the following part, the next stage
   transitive, usually
5. to continue (to ensure that a tradition, a habit, etc. will not stop, will exist further on)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“turpināt adīt zeķi”

to continue knitting the socks

“es tomēr turpināju steidzīgi iet, baidīdamies, ka svešais mani uzrunās”

yet I continued to go hurriedly, fearing that a stranger (might) address me

“kad kartupeļi ir pusmīksti, tiem pārlej karstu pienu un turpina vārīšanu”

when the potatoes are half soft, pour the hot milk (on) them and continue cooking

“turpināt darbu, studiju, izglītību”

to continue (one's) work, study, education

“turpināt streiku”

to continue the strike

“turpināt treniņus”

to continue the training

“turpināt pārtraukto cīņu”

to continue the interrupted fight, struggle

“ģimenes apstākļu dēļ viņa aizgāja no desmitās klases un sāka strādāt, turpinot mācības vakarskolā”

for family reasons she left (school at) the tenth grade and started working, continuing her education in the night school

“dzīves jēga ir dzīvību turpināt”

the meaning of life is to continue living

“turpināt stāstījumu”

to continue the narrative

“turpināt stāstu”

to continue the story

“turpināt stāstīt, rakstīt”

to continue telling, writing

“turpināt iesākto domu”

to continue an (already) started thought

““tu kādreiz aicināji mani ciemā”, Valdis beidzot atrada sarunas ievadījumu; “jā, kādreiz aicināju...” Agnese atbildēja; “un nu es atnācu”, viņš turpināja”

“you once invited me here,” Valdis finally found a conversation started; “yes, I did...” Agnese answered; “and now I have come,” he continued

“viņa ir viena no tām māksliniecēm, kas vispārliecinošāk turpina Drāmas teātra aktieru skolas tradīcijas”

she is one of those artists who most convincingly continue the tradition of the school of drama theater actors

““bet mums taču aug bērni, mīļais Ērik!” Nate vēl centās vīru pārliecināt; “tie mūsu darbu turpinās tālāk””

“but we do have children, dear Ēriks!” Nate still tried to convince (her) husband; “they will continue our work further”

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