Meaning of zvejot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to fish (to catch fish or other maritime animals (or also other maritime objects), with fishing tools, e.g., net, fishing rod, etc.)
   transitive
2. to fish (to remove something from a liquid)
   colloquial, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“zvejot jūrā, ezerā, upē”

to fish in the sea, in a lake, in a river

“te mēs ar tīklu jedām zvejojām stores”

there we fished sturgeon with a fishing net

“literatūrā ir norādes, ka arī Latvijā kādreiz zvejotas pērles”

in the literature there are indications that also in Latvia pearls were once hunted (lit. fished)

“zvejot ar karoti biezumus no zupas”

to fish (= remove) lumps from the soup with a spoon

“kokus ar ķeksi zvejot laukā no ūdens”

to fish tree (trunks, timber) out of the water with a cant hook / boathook

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