drošināt

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Latvian

Etymology

From drošs (safe, sure) +‎ -ināt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

drošināt

  1. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person plural present indicative form of drošināt

drošināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present drošinu, drošini, drošina, past drošināju)

  1. to encourage, to reassure, to make someone (feel) safe, no longer afraid
    drošināt bērnuto reassure the child
    drošināt sevito reassure oneself
    bet sieva neko daudz nenoskumst; viņa vēl drošina vīru: “neviens vēl tagadējos laikos nav dzirdēts nomirstam badā, vai tad nu mums tas notiks?”but the wife didn't feel sad; in fact, she reassured (her) husband: “nobody has heard of (someone) dying of hunger in modern times, will this then happen to us?”
    dārzniece bažījās par nezināmo dzīves vietu; pavadones mierināja un drošināja viņu: krietniem ļaudīm visur draugu diezganthe gardner was concerned about not knowing where she would stay; (her) fellow travellers comforted and reassured her: honest, decent people have enough friends everywhere

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