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saticīgs vīrs ― a husband who is easy to live with
dzērājs vīrs ― a drunkard husband
vīra māsa ― husband's sister (= sister-in-law)
vīra radi ― husband's relatives (= in-laws)
ņemt vīru ― to take a husband
iziet pie vīra ― to go to (= take) a husband
tāds veikls un smuks puisis, un krietns... laimīga tā meita, kas viņu reiz dabūs par vīru ― such a neat and handsome guy, and honest... happy (is) the woman who will get him as a husband
sardzes vīrs ― watch (lit. defense, protection) man
darba vīrs ― workman, worker
karavīrs ― soldier (lit. war-man)
ugunsdzēsēju komandas vīri ― fire-brigade men (= firemen, firefighters)
Usage notes
The default term for “man” is vīrietis, which has restricted vīrs to the meaning of “husband,” but there are many expressions and situations in which vīrs can still be used to mean “man.”
