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veikals

veikals

Latvian

Veikals

Noun

veikals m (1st declension)

  1. shop, store (a commercial enterprise; its specific location, where goods are sold)
    maizes veikals ― bread store (= bakery)
    grāmatu veikals ― bookstore
    dāvanu veikals ― gift shop
    partikas veikals ― foodstuff (= grocery) store
    pašapkalpošanās veikals ― self-service shop
    veikala skatlogsshop window
    veikala īpašnieksshopkeeper (lit. shop owner)
    veikala vadītājsshop manager
    iepirkties veikalā ― to shop at a store
    es aizgāju uz veikalu, kas atradās blakus kantorim ― I went to the shop that was next to the office
  2. commercial or financial activity, transaction
    izdevīgs veikals ― profitable transaction, deal
    taisīt labu veikalu ― to make a good deal
    arī šādu veikalu Nagainis uzskatīja par izdevīgu ― also such a deal Nagainis considered profitable
    blakus zemkopībai Slaucējs nodevās arī, lai gan reti, ar naudas veikaliem un nekaunējās ņemt desmit, divpadsmit un pat vairāk rubļu no simta ― besides farming, Slaucējs also, albeit rarely, indulged in financial activities (= lending money), and was not ashamed of taking ten, twelve or even more rubles to every hundred

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  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), veikals”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7