brīnums

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Latvian

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Noun

brīnums m (1st declension)

  1. miracle (wonderful event attributed to supernatural causes)
    Viņa atveseļošanās no smagas slimības bija līdzīga brīnumam.
    His recovery from serious illness was like a miracle.
  2. wonder (something that inspires amazement or awe)
    Aleksandrijas bāka bija viens no septiņiem pasaules brīnumiem.
    The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the seven wonders of the world.
    Nav brīnums, ka vāji vecāki audzina nepaklausīgus bērnus.
    It is no wonder that weak parents raise disobedient children.

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