patiesība

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See also: patiesībā

Latvian

Etymology

From patiess (true) +‎ -ība.

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Noun

patiesība f (4th declension)

  1. truth (a correct reflection of reality)
    vispārzināma patiesībagenerally accepted truth
    vispāratzīta patiesībauniversally accepted truth
    elementāra patiesībaelementary truth
    skaidra, vienkārša patiesībaclear, simple truth
    neapšaubāma patiesībaunquestionable truth
    skarba patiesībaharsh truth
    runāt, uzzināt patiesībuto tell, to learn the truth
    objektīvā, mākslinieciskā patiesībaobjective, artistic truth
    absolūtā, relatīvā patiesībaabsolute, relative truth
    konkrētā patiesībaconcrete truth
    patiesības kritērijstruth criteria
    tā ir veca, tīra, visiem zināma patiesībathis is an old, clear, well-known truth
    patiesību sakot, tur nav nekā interesantato tell the truth, there is nothing interesting there
    ir cilvēki, kuri nespēj nedz patiesības sacīt citam, nedz sevis dēļ melu runātthere are people who can neither tell the truth to others nor tell lies for their own sake
    par kuģi un tā ļaudīm nedrīkst spriest ostā - tā ir sena patiesībaone can't judge a ship and her crew at the port - this is an old truth
  2. (in the locative, used adverbially) in truth, in fact, as a matter of fact
    patiesībā viss bija citādiin fact, everything was different
    viņa izskatās daudz vecāka, nekā patiesībā ir, un stipri sagurusishe looked much older than she in fact is, and very tired
    Ilga saģērbjas un iziet virtuvītē... patiesībā tas ir tikai tāds prāvāks priekšnams, kura sienā Oskars reiz izcirta šauru logu uz pagalmuIlga got dressed and went into the little kitchen... in truth, it is only a somewhat larger hallway, on whose wall Oskars once cut a narrow window to the courtyard

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