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Meaning of vīrs | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A1 Common
[vīːɾs]

Definitions

  1. husband (a married man, in reference to his wife)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. man (male human being)
    declension-1, masculine
  3. a man who works, deals with something
    declension-1, in-compounds, masculine

Equivalents

English above husband

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.
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