skandāls

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (that on which one trips, cause of offense, literally stumbling block), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skandāls m (1st declension)

  1. scandal (loud dispute, quarrel, brawl)
    ģimenes skandālsfamily scandal, quarrel
    rīkot, celt, sacelt skandāluto stir up a scandal
    ceļš bija aizsprostots un skandāls liels]the road was jammed and (there was) a big scandal
    pircēja pienākums ir ievērot savu rindu, jo tieši ar to visbiežak sākas nožēlojamie veikalu skandāliit is the buyer's duty to keep in line, because disrespecting it is one of the most frequent causes of quarrels in shops
  2. scandal (undesirable, often obscene, event that receives public condemnation)
    politisks skandālspolitical scandal
    sabiedrisks skandālssocial scandal
    bet tas ir skandāls!... ieliek cilvēku trakomājā un aizmirst!.... un kādu cilvēku!... kas nācijai pavēris ceļu uz bagatībubut this is a scandal!... to put someone in a madhouse and forget it!... and such a (great) person!... (one) who opened the path to riches to the nation!

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