Latvian

Verb

drošināt

1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of drošināt

drošināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. drošinu, drošini, drošina, past drošināju

1. to encourage, to reassure, to make someone (feel) safe, no longer afraid

   drošināt bērnu‎ ― to reassure the child

   drošināt sevi‎ ― to reassure oneself

   bet sieva neko daudz nenoskumst; viņa vēl drošina vīru: “neviens vēl tagadējos laikos nav dzirdēts nomirstam badā, vai tad nu mums tas notiks?”‎ ― but the wife didn't feel sad; in fact, she reassured (her) husband: “nobody has heard of (someone) dying of hunger in modern times, will this then happen to us?”

   dārzniece bažījās par nezināmo dzīves vietu; pavadones mierināja un drošināja viņu: krietniem ļaudīm visur draugu diezgan‎ ― the gardner was concerned about not knowing where she would stay; (her) fellow travellers comforted and reassured her: honest, decent people have enough friends everywhere

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other derived terms:

• drošinātājs, drošinātāja

Related terms

• drosme
• drošība
• drošums