dzīvesprieks

See also: dzīves prieks

Latvian

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Etymology

From dzīves (life[gen.]) + prieks (joy, delight).

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dzīvesprieks m (1st declension)

  1. happiness, joy, joie de vivre, vitality (interest in life, the feeling that life is good, joyful)
    dzīvesprieka pilns
    full of joy
    laupīt, zaudēt dzīvesprieku
    to rob, to lose (one's) vitality, joie de vivre
    dzīvesprieks jau ir visas mūsu tautas ikdienas sastāvdaļa
    vitality is one of the everyday characteristics of our whole people
    dažas krāsas izraisa cilvēkā optimistisku kāpinājumu, dzīvesprieku, citas turpretim grūtsirdību un apātiju
    some colors cause an increase of optimism (and) joie de vivre in people, while others (cause) melancholy and apathy

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