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Meaning of viesis | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2 Frequent
[ˈvìɛsis]

Definitions

  1. visitor, guest (a person who comes to visit someone, and/or stays for a short time)
    declension-2, masculine
  2. guest (a person, usually officially invited, who comes to participate in an event)
    declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

English guest Visitor

Examples

“kāzu viesi”

wedding guests

“ilgi gaidīts viesis”

long-awaited guest

“lūgti viesi”

invited guests

“rets viesis”

rare guest

“nelūgts viesis”

uninvited guest

“viesu grāmata”

guestbook

“saņemt, uzņemt viesus”

to receive guests

“pavadīt viesus”

to accompany the guests

“aicināt viesus pie galda”

to invite the guests to the table

“iet pie kāda viesos”

to visit someone (lit. to go to someone in (= as) guests)

“ārzemju viesi”

foreign guests

“sagaidīt konferences viesus lidostā”

to meet the conference guests at the airport

“skatītāji, klausītāji aplaudēja viesim”

the audience applauded the guest

CEFR level

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