Meaning of zaglīgs | Babel Free
Definitions
- thievish (having a tendency to steal)
- furtive, sneaky, stealthy (trying not to be noticed, seen; such that it makes one less likely to be noticed)
Equivalents
Tagalog
alimis
Examples
“zaglīgs pusaudzis”
thievish teenager
“zaglīgs suns”
thievish dog
“zirgu puisis, zaglīgs, patur labību pats”
the stable boy, thievish, kept the grain for himself
“Krišiņš bija apbrīnojami zaglīgs: viņš zaga un slēpa nezināmās slēptuvēs vajadzīgus un nevajadzīgus sīkumus”
Krišiņš (the little crow) was remarkably thievish: he stole and hid in unknown hideouts necessary and unnecessary little things
“zaglīga gaita”
sneaky, furtive walk
“zaglīgi soļi”
sneaky, furtive steps
“viņa sāka Jēci un Emmu novērot; viņa kļuva viltīga, zaglīga, centās tos pārsteigt”
she started to observe Jēcis and Emma; she became cunning and sneaky, she tried to surprise them
“viņa pārlaida zaglīgu skatienu māklera dīvainajam tērpam”
she gave a furtive glance at the real estate agent's strange clothes
“tā vien likās, ka tuvumā slēpjas slepena, zaglīga acs”
it just seemed (to him) that in the darkness a secretive, furtive eye was hiding
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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