slikts

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slikts (comparative sliktuoks, adverb slikši)

1. Alternative form of slykts

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• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

Borrowed from Middle Low German slicht (“plain, simple, common, without value, inferior, inappropriate”), or from Middle Dutch slicht (“simple, common”); compare German schlecht (“bad, evil”). First found in 17th- and 18th-century dictionaries, still marked as a Germanism; at that time, the word mentioned as a translation for German schlecht was nelietis (now a noun meaning “villain,” “scoundrel”).

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slikts (definite sliktais, comparative sliktāks, superlative vissliktākais, adverb slikti)

1. bad ((of people) not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel or insensitive way; (of their actions) typical of such people)

   slikts cilvēks, tēvs ― bad person, father

   slikta rīcība ― bad action, behavior

   slikta audzināšana ― bad, poor education

   slikts tonis ― bad tone

2. bad ((of people) among whom there are disagreements, misunderstandings, hostile relations; (of their actions, relations) typical of such people)

   slikti kaimiņi ― bad neighbors

   sliktas attiecības ar kolēģiem ― bad, poor rleations with one's colleagues

3. bad (who carry out their duties ineptly, inattentively, unconvincingly, irresponsibly)

   slikts aktieris, organizators ― bad actor, organizer

   slikts skolnieks, strādnieks ― bad student, worker

4. bad (which is unsuitable, inappropriate, does not fit the requirements of its kind)

   slikts apģērbs ― bad outfit, clothes

   slikta prece ― bad merchandise, product

   slikts zāģis ― bad saw

   slikti milti ― bad flour

   slikts dzīvoklis ― bad apartment

   sliktas ganības ― bad, poor pastures

   slikta rūpnīca, skola ― bad factory, school

   slikta darba organizācija ― bad work organization

   slikts romāns ― bad novel

   slikta lekcija ― bad, poor lection, lecture

   slikts priekšnesums ― bad, poor performance

5. (of the body, its parts and functions) bad (not performing its function appropriately; causing unpleasant feelings)

   slikta dzirde ― bad hearing

   slikta atmiņa ― bad memory

   slikta koncentrēšanās spēja ― bad concentration capacity, skills

   slikta ēstgrība ― bad, poor appetite

   slikta dūša ― bad, sick feeling (in the stomach, e.g., when one is about to vomit)

6. (of processes, situations, circumstances, time periods) bad, poor, difficult (not fitting certain requirements or expectations)

   miglā slikta redzamība ― poor visibility in fog

   slikta braukšana pa nelīdzenu ceļu ― bad, difficult driving on rough roads

   sliktos augšanās apstākļos koki aug sīki — under bad growth conditions trees grow little

   slikts siena laiks, slikts rudens ― bad hay time, bad autumn, fall

   slikti laikapstākļi ― bad weather conditions

7. bad (small, negligible in quantity or quality; less than average)

   slikta raža ― bad harvest

8. bad, poor (which causes displeasure, which makes something be unwanted)

   sliktas nākotnes izredzes ― bad, poor future prospects

   slikti iespaidi par redzēto ― bad impressions about what was seen

   slikta slava, reputācija ― infamy (lit. bad fame), bad reputation

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