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rieties

rieties

Latvian

Verb

rieties

  1. (of dogs) to bark, especially at each other; reflexive form of riet
    kaimiņu suņi rejas ― the neighbor's dogs are barking
  2. (figuratively, colloquial, of people) to bark at each other, to fight, to quarrel
    kur divi rejas, tur trešais rij ― where two bark (= fight), a third (one) swallows (= wins)
    strīds nozīmētu lieki rīvēties un rieties, bojāt nervus un gandēt garastāvokli ― a fight would mean to squabble and bark unnecessarily, harming (their) nerves and mood

Conjugation

Related terms

  • atrieties
  • ierieties
  • izrieties
  • sarieties