Latvian

Noun

atbilde f (5th declension)

1. answer (something said, written or done in reaction to a question)

   īsa, skaidra, noteikta atbilde‎ ― short, clear, definitive answer

   jautājumam seko atbilde‎ ― the answer follows the question

   izvairīties no atbildes‎ ― to avoid answers

   jautājumu un atbilžu vakars‎ ― a question-and-answer evening

   saņemt iestādes atbildi‎ ― to receive an answer from the office

   atbilde jāiesniedz triju dienu laikā‎ ― an answer must be submitted within three days

   žurnāls sniedz atbildes lasītājiem‎ ― the magazine sends answers to the readers

   pieklauvēju pie pazīstamajām durvīm... atbildes nebija‎ ― I knocked at the familiar door... no answer

2. answer (a repetition of learned material in an school exam)

   sniegt pareizas atbildes eksāmenā‎ ― to give the right answers in an exam

3. answer (a behavior in reaction to something, to some event)

   pasmaidīt par atbildi‎ ― to smile as an answer (= to answer with a smile)

   organisma atbilde uz kairinājumiem‎ ― the body's answer (= reaction) to stimuli

   atbildes reakcija uz gaismas apstākļu maiņu‎ ― a reaction (lit. an answering reaction) to changes in light conditions

4. answer (the final result or solution, e.g. of a mathematical problem or calculation)

   atrast pareizu uzdevuma atbildi‎ ― to find the right answer for the (math) problem

   uzdevumam iespējamas divas atbildes‎ ― the problem has two possible answers

   pēc diviem mēnešiem suns jau balstījās uz operētās kājas... kas bija noticis?... daļēju atbildi uz to sniedza rentgena uzņēmums‎ ― after two months the dog could already stand on the operated legs... what had happened?... the x-ray company gave a partial answer to that

Declension

Related terms

• atbildēt, atbildētājs, atbildētāja
• atbildība
• atbildīgs, atbildīgums

References

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