Meaning of grūts | Babel Free
[ɡɾūːts]Definitions
- tough, arduous, difficult (which needs great physical force, great physical strain to be carried out)
- difficult, tough, hard, complicated (which needs great mental effort for its realization, solution, acquisition or disposition)
- difficult (which involves some unpleasant experience or unpleasant feelings for its realization)
- difficult, hard, tough (involving hard work, complicated or embarrassing circumstances, hardships, conflicts, etc.)
- difficult, hard, tough, heavy (causing or expressing suffering, emotional distress)
- difficult, hard, tough (involving strong physical pain, debilitation, or other negative physical conditions)
- difficult (having gaps; incomplete)
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pregnant colloquial
Equivalents
Examples
“grūts darbs”
tough, hard work
“grūts ceļojums”
arduous journey
“izcīnīt grūtu uzvaru”
to win a difficult victory
“aiz krūmiem darbs bija grūtāks”
behind the bushes the work was harder
“grūts eksāmens”
a difficult exam
“grūts jautājums”
a tough question
“grūts aritmētikas uzdevums”
a difficult arithmetic problem
“grūts dzejolis”
a difficult poem
“grūta izvēle”
a difficult choice
“māte neatbildēja; zinātkārīgā puisēna jautājums varbūt viņai bija par grūtu”
the mother didn't answer; the curious boy's question was maybe too difficult for her
“grūta saruna”
a difficult conversation
“grūta atzīšanās”
a difficult confession
“nezinu, tas laikam ir pats grūtākais: būt vienaldzīgam, izlikties, ka visu jau zini arī tad, kad tavā priekšā atklājas pilnīgi jauna pasaule”
I don't know, maybe this is the most difficult: to be indifferent, to pretend that you know everything already, when right in front of you a whole new world opens up
“grūti mājas apstākļi”
difficult home circumstances
“grūta nedēļa”
difficult week
“pārdzīvot grūtus gadus”
to survive difficult years
“mēs zinām, ka šis ir grūts laiks, ļoti grūts laiks gan karavīriem frontē, gan jums”
we know that these are difficult times, very difficult times, both for the soldiers at the front and for you
“grūti pārdzīvojumi”
difficult experiences
“grūtas nopūtas”
heavy sighs
“ar grūtu, smagu sirdi”
with a heavy heart (= in a sad, depressed mood)
“tikai pēc laba brīža Līzbete attapās no grūtām, grūtām domām un izdvesa gari stieptā nopūtā”
only after a good (= long) moment Līzbete recovered from her difficult, hard thoughts and let out a long sigh
“grūta slimība”
difficult, hard disease
“grūta operācija”
difficult operation, surgery
“slimnieka stāvoklis bija grūts”
the patient's condition was difficult
“purva smaka padarīja elpu grūtu”
the swamp smell made breathing difficult
“taču dzemdības izrādījās ļoti grūtas, ar visādām komplikācijām”
but the birth turned out to be very difficult, with all kinds of complications
“grūta atmiņa”
difficult memory (= difficult to remember)
“grūta galva”
difficult head (= person prone to forgetting, not good at understanding)
“Ieva tapa grūta un dzemdēja”
Ieva became pregnant and gave birth
“būt uz grūtām kājām”
to be on heavy feet (= to be pregnant)
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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