atbilde

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as atbildēt (“to answer”), of which atbilde is the nominal form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

atbilde f (5th declension)

1. answer (something said, written or done in reaction to a question)

   īsa, skaidra, noteikta atbilde ― short, clear, definitive answer

   jautājumam seko atbilde ― the answer follows the question

   izvairīties no atbildes ― to avoid answers

   jautājumu un atbilžu vakars ― a question-and-answer evening

   saņemt iestādes atbildi ― to receive an answer from the office

   atbilde jāiesniedz triju dienu laikā ― an answer must be submitted within three days

   žurnāls sniedz atbildes lasītājiem ― the magazine sends answers to the readers

   pieklauvēju pie pazīstamajām durvīm... atbildes nebija ― I knocked at the familiar door... no answer

2. answer (a repetition of learned material in a school exam)

   sniegt pareizas atbildes eksāmenā ― to give the right answers in an exam

3. answer (a behavior in reaction to something, to some event)

   pasmaidīt par atbildi ― to smile as an answer (= to answer with a smile)

   organisma atbilde uz kairinājumiem ― the body's answer (= reaction) to stimuli

   atbildes reakcija uz gaismas apstākļu maiņu ― a 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 atbildi ― to find the right answer for the (math) problem

   uzdevumam iespējamas divas atbildes ― the problem has two possible answers

   pēc diviem mēnešiem suns jau balstījās uz operētās kājas... kas bija noticis?... daļēju atbildi uz to sniedza rentgena uzņēmums ― after two months the dog could already stand on the operated legs... what had happened?... the x-ray company gave a partial answer to that

Declension

Related terms

• atbildēt, atbildētājs, atbildētāja
• atbildība
• atbildīgs, atbildīgums

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