Meaning of viens | Babel Free
[ˈviɛ̯̂ns]Definitions
- one (the cipher, the cardinal number one)
- one (an amount equal to one)
- one o'clock (a moment in time; one hour after midnight, or after noon)
- one, unit (the digit in the last position in a number)
- one (person, thing, event, action)
- one, a certain (marking indefiniteness)
- the same (indicating identity, sameness)
- alone, by oneself, without the help of others
- one or other, some, a few (people, objects, events)
- each other, one another (indicating mutual relations, influence)
- one of the... (member of a certain group)
- one, in one (indicating continuity, lack of interruption)
- one, one really... (used to intensify the meaning)
Equivalents
Examples
“pieci un viens ir seši”
five and one is six
“no diviem atņemt vienu”
to subtract one from two
“viens galds, zimulis”
one table, pencil
“viena tonna”
one ton
“viens kilograms, litrs, metrs”
one kilo, liter, meter
“vieni vārti, svārki, rati”
one gate, skirt, cart
“vienas mājas, bikses”
one home, one pair of pants
“pirms viena gada”
one year ago
“nosvērt vienu kilogramu sviesta”
to weigh one kilo of butter
“pulkstenis ir viens”
it is one o'clock
“pulkstenis ir pāri vieniem”
it is past one o'clock
“no vieniem līdz diviem”
from one to two o'clock
“vilciens pienāk vienos”
the train arrives at one o'clock
“saskaitīt vienus ar vieniem, desmitus ar desmitiem”
to add the ones with the ones, the tens with the tens
“visi par vienu, viens par visiem”
all for one and one for all
“visi kā viens”
all as one
“viens, kas man rūp, ir laika trūkums”
one (thing) I care about is the lack of time
“runāt vienu, bet darīt (ko) citu”
to say one (thing) and do another
“viena dziedāja, otra spēlēja”
one (girl) is drawing, the other is playing
“vienā jaukā dienā”
(in) one nice, fine day
“tur jūs viens gaida”
one (person) is waiting for you there
“viens un tas pats”
one and the same
“atkārtot vienu un to pašu”
to repeat the same thing
“vienā laikā”
at the same time
“vienā ritmā”
in the same rhythm
“būt vienos gados”
to be of the same age
“abi domāja vienu domu”
both are thinking the same thought
“viena lieluma priekšmeti”
objects of the same size
“viens pats, viena pati”
alone by himself, alone by herself
“viņš dzivo gluži viens”
he lives completely alone
“mēs ar brāli palikām vieni”
I stayed alone with my brother
“viens otrs to apšauba”
a few (people) doubt it.
“vienā otrā gadījumā, vietā — ín a few' cases, places”
“cienīt vienam otru”
to respect each other
“viņi tuliņ pazina viens otru”
they immediately recognized each other
“viņi palīdz viens otram”
they help each other
“iet viens aiz otra”
to go one after another
“labi izturēties vienam pret otram”
to treat each other well
“viņš ir viens no labākajiem mūsdienu rakstniekiem”
he is one of the best contemporary writers
“tas ir viens no tiem gadījumiem, kas liek padomāt”
this is one of those cases that make one think
“viens no diviem - jā vai nē”
either yes or no (lit. one of two (options): yes or no)
“zirgs ir vienās putās”
the horse is in a lather, agitated
“māja stāv vienās liesmās”
the house is in one flame (= aflame, in flames, on fire)
“runāt vienā gabalā”
to speak in one piece (= without interruption)
“dzīvot vienās bailēs”
to live in one fear (= constantly in fear)
“viņš ir viens kārtīgs cilvēks”
he is one (really) neat person
“ak tu viens palaidni!”
oh you (are) one mischievous (person)!
“tā mūsu Beņa ir gan viena! ko tik viņa sadomā, to izdara, lai vai kas...”
our Beņa is really one (woman)! whatever she fancies, she does, no matter what...
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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