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vingrs

vingrs

Latvian

Adjective

vingrs (def. vingrais, comp. vingrāks, sup. visvingrākais; adv. vingri)

  1. (of people, their bodies) firm, strong, fit, agile, flexible (physically well developed)
    vingrs augumsfirm body
    parādījās arī citi viesi... Šarlene griezās ap tiem kā atspole, atkal atsperīga un vingra ― the other guests appeared... Šarlene turned around them like a shuttle, springy and agile
    Anna bija skaista sieva, viņa izskatījās tik jauna,... bija vingra, cēla un lokana ― Anna was a beautiful woman, she looked so young,... (she) was fit, sublime and flexible
    mani locekļi bija vingri un viegli, un miesa it kā bez smaguma ― my limbs were firm and light, and the flesh (= body) (was) as if almost weightless
  2. (of movement) agile, strong
    vingra gaitaagile gait
    te aizmugurē ieskanas steidzīgi, vingri soļi, ar kādiem mēdz iet pašapzinīgi, spara pilni cilvēki ― here, behind (us), agile, quick steps resonate, the kind that self-confident, energetic people walk with

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References

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