Meaning of klupt | Babel Free
[klupt]Definitions
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to stumble, to trip (to move or bend forward quickly and unexpectedly because (one's) foot slipped, got stuck, etc.) intransitive
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to stumble (to move or bend forward quickly) intransitive
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to move, bend forward quickly and grab something intransitive
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to approach and attack quickly, to pounce, to jump, fall on intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“klupt uz līdzenas vietas”
to stumble on a level, smooth spot
“viņš klupa, kājai atsitoties pret akmeni”
he stumbled, hitting (his) foot against the stone, rock
“pāris reižu viņa klūp, nokrīt uz ceļiem”
a few times she stumbles, (she) falls on the road
“klupdams krizdams”
(while) stumbling and falling (i.e., in a hurry, excitedly, headlong)
“zirgs klupa un izmeta jātnieku no sedliem”
the horse stumbled and threw the rider off the saddle
“kad Līze pēdīgi atnāca un jau no tālienes redzēja Jāni nekustošu pie zemes guļot, viņa kā ārprātīga klupa Jānim blakus zemē”
when Līze finally came and saw from afar Jānis lying motionless on the ground, she stumbled (= ran to) near Jānis like a madwoman
“'Alberts nogrūž puiku no sēdekļa un klūp airos”
Alberts dumped the boy from the seat and grabbed the (lit. in the) oars
“suns klūp kaķiem virsū”
the dog fell, pounced on the cats
“izsalkūšas aitas klupa klāt pie siles”
the hungry sheep threw themselves, attacked the trough
“saukt lietas īstajā vārdā, tas nozīmē klupt otram bārdā”
to call the things by (lit. in) their true name(s), that means to fall on someone else's beard (= to attack someone)
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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