Meaning of zviegt | Babel Free
[zvìɛkt]Definitions
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to neigh, to whinny (to produce a horse's typical cry) intransitive, third-person
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to laugh out loud, uproariously intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“zirgi zviedz”
the horses are neighing
“kūtī viens pats atstāts, nemitīgi zviedza Lejassmeltēnu Jorģa ērzelis”
left alone in the barn, Lejassmeltēnu Jorgis' stallion neighed constantly
“tanī brīdī mani sagrāba smiekli... tas, protams, bija zemiski no manas puses, nenoliedzu... zviegt tādā brīdī”
at that moment I was overcome by laughter... this, of course, was very impolite from me, I don't deny... to laugh out loud at such a moment
“liekas, ka nekas tāds jocīgs uz skatuves nenotiktu, bet lejā it visi atkal sāk zviegt smeklos un aplaudē”
it seems that nothing funny would happen on the stage, but down below again everybody began to laugh out loud and applaud
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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