biedināt
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom bied(ēt) (“to scare, to frighten”) + -ināt.
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Verb
editbiedināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present biedinu, biedini, biedina, past biedināju)
- to scare, to frighten, to threaten (to cause, to inspire fear)
- biedinošs uzraksts ― a frightening inscription
- drauga tuvumā tā jutās drošāka, un nedrošā nākotne vairs nešķita tik biedinoša ― near (her) friend she felt safer, and the uncertain future no longer seemed so frightening
- “tomēr redzēsiet vien: nebūs labi”, Rūdis biedināja ― “but you will see it: it won't be good,” Rūdis threatened
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