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Meaning of vaininieks | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. culprit, guilty one (someone responsible for something illegal, reprehensible, or undesirable)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. culprit, cause (that which causes something undesirable, unpleasant)
    declension-1, masculine, usually

Equivalents

English Culprit guilty

Examples

“konflikta vaininieks”

the culprit of the conflict, the one to blame for the conflict

“tagad notiks izmeklēšana, un mani var padarīt par galveno vaininieku briesmīgajā nelaimē”

now the investigation will take place, and they may make me the culprit in a terrible misfortune

“kad darbs bija slikti paveikts, sāka meklēt vaininiekus”

when the work is poorly done, one starts looking for the culprits

“sulainis palika vaininieks, kad kungam nepatika no rīta tik agri celties”

the servant was the culprit when the lord didn't want to get up so early in the morning

“pastāvīgu miega traucējumu galvenais vaininieks ir neirozes”

neuroses are the main culprit of constant sleep disorders

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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