Latvian

Adjective

vesels (def. veselais, comp. veselāks, sup. visveselākais; adv. veseli)

1. healthy (not sick, not wounded; being in good health)

   vesels bērns‎ ― healthy child

   veseli teļi‎ ― healthy calves

   veseli stādi, ziedi‎ ― healthy plants, flowers

   veseli zobi‎ ― healthy teeth

   kļūt veselam‎ ― to become healthy

   justies veselam‎ ― to feel healthy

   vesels kā rutks‎ ― healthy as a black raddish (= very healthy)

   vesels kā ābols‎ ― healthy as an apple (= very healhty)

   sveiks un vesels‎ ― safe and sound (= healthy)

   redziet, Arvīds ir pilnīgi vesels, rīt viņš izrakstās no slimnīcas‎ ― look, Arvīds is fully healthy, tomorrow they will let him go from the hospital

   veselais cilvēks daudz nedomā par savu ķermeni‎ ― the healthy person does not think much abuot his/her body

   es nekad neslimoju, esmu vesels kā rutks!‎ ― I am never sick, I am as healthy as a black raddish (= very healthy)

2. (of thoughts, behavior, character) healthy, sound (satisfying certain norms and expectations)

   līdz šim Maldups vienmēr bija rīkojies tā, kā to prasīja veselais saprāts‎ ― so far Maldups has always acted as called for by healthy (= common) sense

   ir veca patiesība, ka tikai veselā miesā var mājot vesels gars‎ ― there is an old saying: only in a healthy flesh (= sound body) can a healthy spirit dwell

3. used to wish well to someone, to wish success to some action, activity

   staigā, dzīvo vesels!‎ ― walk, live healthy! (goodbye expression, said when taking leave)

   nopērc licenci un zvejo vesels!‎ ― buy a (fishing) licence and go fish healthy (= successfully)!

   Lauma: “Ar labu nakti, jūs visi!” Zeltīte: “Vesela!” Minna: “Laimīga!”‎ ― Lauma: “Good night, you all!” Zeltīte: “(I wish you) healthy!” Minna: “(I wish you) happy!”

4. whole (not divided into parts, pieces; which is not broken)

   vesels skaitlis‎ ― (mathematics) a whole number

   medījumu odzes, kā jau visas indīgās čūskas, vispirms nogalina ar indīgu kodienu, pēc tam aprij veselu‎ ― vipers, like all poisonous snakes, first kill their pray with a poisonous bite, (and) then swallow it whole

   zem pērnām lapām viens otrs vesels rieksts‎ ― under last year's leaves (still) a couple of whole (= unbroken) nuts

   apakšēja stūrī lapas gan bija salipušas, bet, saudzīgi verot, izdevās tās atdalīt veselas‎ ― the pages were sticking at the bottom corner, but, being careful, one could manage to separate them whole (= undamaged)

   izdevās sameklēt kādu būdu, kurai vēl veseli bisi logi un durvis‎ ― (he) was able to find a hut with windows and doors still whole (= unbroken)

5. (used nominally) whole

   priekšmetu formu un krāsu mākslinieks vienmēr uzskatījis par vienotu veselu‎ ― the artists always considers the form and color of objects as a unified (= coherent) whole

   treneris un sportists: viens vesels, kura galvenais mērķis ir augstu sportisko rezultātu‎ ― coach and athlete: one (single) whole whose main purpose is to obtain high athetlic results

6. whole, entire (encompassing the full extension, volume, size of something)

   vesels vezums malkas‎ ― a whole, an entire cartful of firewood

   vesels klēpis ziedu‎ ― a whole armful of flowers

   vesels kilograms konfekšu‎ ― a whole kilogram of candy

   gaidīt veselu stundu‎ ― to wait for an entire hour

   samaksāt veselus divus latus‎ ― to pay an entire (= the entire sum of) two lats

   pie tranšējas sapulcējis vesels bars vīru‎ ― at the trench a whole group (lit. herd) of men gathered

   'es jums aizsūtīju veselu kaudzi vēstuļu — I sent you a whole bunch of letters

   uz galda gozējas mīksti, brūni pīrāgi; vesels kalns pīrāgu‎ ― on the table soft, brown pies were basking (in the sun); a whole mountain of pies

   ar Jāni mēs bijām nosēdējuši kopā vienā klasē jau veselu gadu‎ ― I have sat together with Jānis in the same class for an entire year

7. (figuratively, stressing the importance or significance of something) whole, entire

   kaut ko tādu par pulksteņiem Krists dzirdēja pirmo reizi, un viņš sāka saprast, ka te runā par veselu zinātne‎ ― it was the first time Kirsts had heard something like that about clocks, and he began to understand that there (was) an entire science (in it)

   pats vērtīgākais, ko dzejnieks devis saviem mazajiem draugiem, ir dzejoļu krājumiņi: tā ir vesela dzejas pasaule jaunajiem lasītājiem‎ ― the most valuable thing that the poet gave to his little friends were the little (poetry) collections: this is a whole (new) world of poetry for young readers

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "whole"): viss

Derived terms

• veselība
• veselums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vesels”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7