Meaning of zagt | Babel Free
Definitions
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to steal (to take something without permission, against the law, often also secretly, unbeknownst to its owner) intransitive, transitive
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to steal (to obtain, to use secretly, without permission) figuratively, intransitive, transitive
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to steal (to cause someone to lose something, to not be able to use or have something) figuratively, intransitive, transitive
Examples
“zagta manta”
stolen property
“lai iegūtu līdzekļus eksistēšanai, viņš gāja zagt”
in order to obtain the means of existing (= living), he went stealing
“es neesmu zadzis cita mantu”
I haven't stolen other people's property
“jūs zogat skaistāko, kas cilvēkam vien var būt; jūs zogat sapņus, jus zogat nākotni”
you steal the most beautiful (things) a person can have; you steal dreams, you steal the future
“rīt ārsti attālinās nāves varu, kas pāragri mums dzīves gadus zog”
tomorrow the doctors will push away the power of death, which has stolen life years prematurely from us
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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