tirgoties

From tìrgôt +‎ -tiês

• IPA^(key): [ˈtìɾ.ɡuɔ̯̂.tiɛ̯̂s]
• Rhymes: -tiɛ̯̂s
• Hyphenation: tir‧go‧ties

tìrgôtiês (reflexive, 2nd conjugation, present tirgojos, tirgojies, tirgojas, past tirgojos)

1. to sell, to trade (to supply buyers with a certain type of goods)
2. to trade (to engage in commerce, to maintain commercial relations)
   • 2005, Andris Grūtups, Beilisāde: par Mendel̦a Beil̦a apsūdzību rituālslepkavībā‎^[1], Atēna, →ISBN, page 77:

     Patlaban viņš tirgojas ar avīzēm, bet agrāk strādāja Zaiceva rūpnīcā. Pēc viņa vārdiem, Beilis katru gadu brauca uz Zaiceva ārpilsētas muižu. Tur viņš cepa macu. Tā nebija parasta maca. Tās izgatavošanā lietoja kristiešu asinis.

     At present he trades in newspapers, but earlier he worked at Zaicev's factory. According to him, Beilis went every year to Zaicev's country estate outside the city. There he baked matzah. It was not ordinary matzah. In its preparation Christian blood was used.

3. (colloquial, figuratively) to bicker noisily, to make a racket, to raise a fuss
4. (colloquial) to horsetrade (to engage in backroom dealing, to conduct political intrigue, to make behind-the-scenes agreements)

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