Meaning of vīrs | Babel Free
[vīːɾs]Definitions
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husband (a married man, in reference to his wife) declension-1, masculine
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man (male human being) declension-1, masculine
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a man who works, deals with something declension-1, in-compounds, masculine
Examples
“vīrs un sieva”
husband and wife
“gādīgs vīrs”
a caring husband
“saticīgs vīrs”
a husband who is easy to live with
“dzērājs vīrs”
a drunkard husband
“vīra māsa”
husband's sister (= sister-in-law)
“vīra radi”
husband's relatives (= in-laws)
“ņemt vīru”
to take a husband
“iziet pie vīra”
to go to (= take) a husband
“tāds veikls un smuks puisis, un krietns... laimīga tā meita, kas viņu reiz dabūs par vīru”
such a neat and handsome guy, and honest... happy (is) the woman who will get him as a husband
“pusmūža vīrs”
a middle-aged man
“stalts vīrs”
a stately man
“omulīgs vīrs”
a cheerful, jovial man
“lāga vīrs”
a good man, a good fellow
“spēka vīrs”
a man of strength (= strong man)
“goda vīrs”
a man of honor (= honorable man)
“īsts vīrs”
a real man
“vīru koris, vīriešu koris”
male, men's choir
“sardzes vīrs”
watch (lit. defense, protection) man
“darba vīrs”
workman, worker
“karavīrs”
soldier (lit. war-man)
“ugunsdzēsēju komandas vīri”
fire-brigade men (= firemen, firefighters)
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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