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baidīties

baidīties

Latvian

Verb

baidīties

  1. to scare oneself, each other; reflexive form of baidīt
  2. to be afraid, to feel fear
    baidīties no vilka ― to be afraid of the wolf
    baidīties no soda ― to be afraid of punishment
    baidīties no savas ēnas ― to be afraid of one's shadow (= of everything)
    zirgs baidās no trokšņa ― the horse is afraid of the noise
    zēns baidījās nomaldīties ― the boy was afraid of getting lost
    viņi redzējās pēdējo reizi ― they saw each other for the last time
  3. to fear, to worry (about something)
    baidīties par savu dzīvību, veselību ― to fear for one's life, health
    baidīties par savu nākotni ― to fear for one's future
    baidīties par rezultātiem ― to fear the results
    par viņu nav jābaidās, viņš tiks ar visu galā ― you don't have to worry about him, he will manage to handle everything
    baidos, vai man nebūs jānomirst, dēlu neredzējušam ― I am afraid of dying without seeing (my) son
  4. to fear, to be shy about
    baidīties riskēt ― to be afraid of running risks
    viņš baidījās skaļi runāt ― he was afraid of speaking (too) loud
    Agnese bija kautra un baidījās uzrunāt svešu cilvēku ― Agnese was shy and was afraid of addressing a stranger

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Related terms

  • izbaidīties
  • nobaidīties
  • sabaidīties