pilnīgs

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Latvian

Etymology

From pilns (full) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

pilnīgs (definite pilnīgais, comparative pilnīgāks, superlative vispilnīgākais, adverb pilnīgi)

  1. complete, total, full, perfect, absolute (having reached the highest degree, the highest level, in its form, adequacy, suitability for use, etc.)
    pilnīgs klusumscomplete silence
    pilnīga tumsatotal darkness
    pilnīgs haosstotal chaos, a complete mess
    gūt pilnīgu uzvaruto obtain a complete victory
    māja ir pilnīgā kārtībāthe house is in perfect order
    atrasties pilīgā drošībāto be absolutely safe (lit. in absolute safety)
  2. perfect (very similar to something else)
    zupa savārījusies pilnīgā biezputrāthe soup was cooked into a perfect porridge
  3. (of mental or physical states) perfect, total, complete, full (very strong, visible, obvious)
    pilnīga sajūsmatotal delight
    pilnīgs nervu sabrukumsfull nervous breakdown
    izjust pilnīgu nespēkuto feel complete exhaustion
  4. (of people) full, complete, absolute (who has all the power, all the necessary skills and qualities for an occupation or situation)
    ja tu gaidi par savu darbu spriedumu no citiem, tad neesi tai darbā vēl pilnīgs, bet tikai māceklisif you wait for the judgment of others on your work, then you are not complete, full in your work, but only an apprentice.
    šinī mājā uzraugs bija pilnīgs valdnieksin this house the guard was a full, absolute ruler
  5. (of people) full (corresponding to a given ideal of personhood)
    pilnīga personībaa full personality, personhood
    ja gribi pilnīgs būt un sevī liels...if you want to be full and great in(side of) yourself...
  6. (of people's qualities, especially negative ones) complete, full, perfect
    pilnīgs muļķisa complete fool
  7. complete, full (covering all its extension, space; covering all details)
    pilnīgs saules apstumsumsfull solar eclipse
    pilnīgs jautājuma izklāstscomplete presentation of the matter
    gūt pilnīgu informācijuto obtain complete, full information
    complete, full (with nothing missing)
    pilnīgs sporta sacensību dalībnieku sarakstscomplete list of participants in sports events
    pilnīgs kopotu rakstu izdevumscomplete works edition (i.e., of the works of a given writer)
  8. (of people) full, plump, chubby (relatively fat)
    pilnīgas lūpasfull lips
    viņa ir liela, veselīga sieviete, varbūt tikai mazliet pilnīgāka, nekā būtu nepieciešami vajadzīgsshe is a big, healthy woman, maybe a little bit chubbier than would be really necessary
  9. (colloquial) physically, mentally healthy
    viņš neticēja iespējām, ka no šī kara kāds var atgriezties pilnīgshe didn't believe in the possibility that from this war someone could return healthy
    saimniece bija palaidusi valodas, ka šuvēja Lapsiņu Frīda vairs neesot gluži pilnīga; caurām dienām dzivojot pa savu istabu, viena pati sarunājoties un dziedotthe mistress had started a rumor that the seamstress Lapsiņu Frīda no longer was fully (mentally) healthy; she spent the day in her room, talking and singing alone

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