Meaning of ziņkārs | Babel Free

Definitions

curious, inquisitive (having a strong desire to see, hear, learn, explore; desiring to acquire knowledge)

Equivalents

Examples

“ziņkārs bērns”

curious, inquisitive child

“viņš palūkojas papīros uz Kārļa Zemīša galda un noprasa ziņkārs: vai tiek ražots kaut kas lielāks? varbūt romāns?”

he looked at the papers on Kārlis Zemītis' table and asked, curious: was something bigger produced? maybe a novel?

“normālās meitenes, viena apsviedīgāka, otra stostīga, viena čalīga un ziņkāra, cita sevī ierāvusies”

normal (= average) girls, one smarter, the other stammering, one diligent and curious, the other withdrawn# curious, inquisitive (such that it expresses the desire to know, to learn)

“ziņkāras acis”

curious eyes

“ziņkārs skatiens”

curious look

“ziņkārs jautājums”

curious, inquisitive question

“ziņkāra daba”

curious, inquisitive nature

“ziņkāras balsis cenšas izvaicāt vecos strēlniekus, kurp mums būs jāiet, bet tie izvairās no atbildes”

inquisitive voices trying to ask the old riflemen (about) where we would have to go, but they avoided answering

“kad tu parādies ielās, tev allaž seko pulciņš ļauzu; ziņkārie, kas pētī, no kurienes tu nāc un uz kurieni ej”

when you appear on the streets, you are always followed by a small group of people; curious (people) who try to find out where you are coming from and where you are going

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