lejup

Latvian

From leja (“lower part”) +‎ -up.

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lejup

down, downward
skatīties lejup ― to look down

putns laižas lejup ― the bird flies down

smidzināja lietus, un sīkas ūdens straumītes tecēja pa rūtīm lejup ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

viņi iet lejup uz upi pa mazu ieliņu ― they went down by a small street to the river
(of rivers) down, downstream (toward the mouth, the estuary)
laiva slīdēja pa straumi lēni lejup ― the boat glided slowly down the stream

nekāda veida zvejošana Daugavā nebūs atļauta astoņus kilometrus lejup no spēkstacijas ēkas ― no kind of fishing in the Daugava (River) will be allowed eight kilometers downstream from the power plant building
(of objects in the sky) down, downward (toward the horizon)
saule neapturami slīdēja lejup un nelokāmi bija nolēmusi iet gulēt ― the sun slid unstoppably down and firmly decided to go to sleep
(figuratively) down, downward (becoming worse, regressing, being worth less)
es esmu pret karu, kas dzīvi rauj lejup ― I am against war, which pulls life down

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