See also: atbildē

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From the same source as atbildēt (to answer), of which atbilde is the nominal form.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

atbilde f (5th declension)

  1. answer (something said, written or done in reaction to a question)
    īsa, skaidra, noteikta atbildeshort, clear, definitive answer
    jautājumam seko atbildethe answer follows the question
    izvairīties no atbildesto avoid answers
    jautājumu un atbilžu vakarsa question-and-answer evening
    saņemt iestādes atbildito receive an answer from the office
    atbilde jāiesniedz triju dienu laikāan answer must be submitted within three days
    žurnāls sniedz atbildes lasītājiemthe magazine sends answers to the readers
    pieklauvēju pie pazīstamajām durvīm... atbildes nebijaI knocked at the familiar door... no answer
  2. answer (a repetition of learned material in a school exam)
    sniegt pareizas atbildes eksāmenāto give the right answers in an exam
  3. answer (a behavior in reaction to something, to some event)
    pasmaidīt par atbildito smile as an answer (= to answer with a smile)
    organisma atbilde uz kairinājumiemthe body's answer (= reaction) to stimuli
    atbildes reakcija uz gaismas apstākļu maiņua reaction (lit. an answering reaction) to changes in light conditions
  4. answer (the final result or solution, e.g. of a mathematical problem or calculation)
    atrast pareizu uzdevuma atbildito find the right answer for the (math) problem
    uzdevumam iespējamas divas atbildesthe problem has two possible answers
    pēc diviem mēnešiem suns jau balstījās uz operētās kājas... kas bija noticis?... daļēju atbildi uz to sniedza rentgena uzņēmumsafter two months the dog could already stand on the operated legs... what had happened?... the x-ray company gave a partial answer to that

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “atbildēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN