Meaning of trūkt | Babel Free
[tɾūːkt]Definitions
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to lack, to be in short supply, to not be available intransitive, third-person, with-dative
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to lack (to have lost, amputated) intransitive, third-person, with-dative
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to lack, to not be enough intransitive, third-person, with-dative
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to miss, to be absent, to not be there intransitive, third-person, with-dative
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to miss, to suffer because of the absence (of someone, something) intransitive, third-person, with-dative
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to snap, to split in two parts under tension intransitive, third-person, usually, with-dative
Examples
“trūkst laika, naudas”
there is little or no time, money
“trūkst telpu”
there is little or no space
“darba netrūkst”
there is no lack of work
“mums netrūkst nekā”
we lack nothing
“telpā trūkst gaisa”
in the room there is little or no air
“slimniekam trūkst elpas”
the patient is short of breath
“uzturā trūkst vitamīnu”
in (this) diet vitamins are lacking
“tēva labajai rokai trūka divu pirkstu”
(my) father's right hand lacked two fingers
“Kristam trūka rokas līdz elkonim”
Krists lacked an arm (up) to the elbow
“par to mums trūkst ziņu”
we lack, have no news about that
“meitenei trūkst izglītības”
the girl lacks education
“aktierim trūkst talanta”
the actor lacks talent
“viņam trūkst pašapziņas, izdomas”
he lacks self-confidence, ingenuity
“viņam trūkst drosmes atzīties”
he lacks the courage to confess
“viņam trūkst pieredzes, zināšanu, meistarības”
he lacks experience, knowledge, skill
“viņam trūkst vārdu, lai izteiktu savu sajūsmu”
he lacks, has no words to express his delight
“klasē trūkst divu skolēnu”
in class two students are missing
“plauktā trūkst dažu grāmatu”
some books are missing on the shelf
“pie viņas bija vecā krustmāte, bija Marta, bija Aina, Vilma; trūka vienīgi Artūrs”
at her (house) were (her) old godmother, Marta, Aina, Vilma; only Artūrs was missing
“ja manis kur trūkst un tas trūkums netiek nomanīts, tad tas man pašam vislabāk, ka manis tur trūkst”
if I am absent somewhere and this absence is not noticed, then it is better to me that I am absent there
“tos trūkstošos trīsdesmit vai četrdesmit miljonus viņi man labprāt piešķirs”
the missing thirty or forty million they will give me willingly
“ziedu un rūpju vidū man tevis trūks”
among the flowers and the concerns, I will miss you
“Augusts uzreiz sajuta, ka viņam trūkst sievas”
Augusts immediately felt that he was missing his wife
“virve trūkst pušu”
the rope snaps
“pavediens mezglojas un trūkst”
the wire gets entangled and snaps
“savītas stieples tik ātri netrūks”
(inter)twined, wound wires won't snap so fast
“dzimtas sakari trūkst ka pakulu pavedieni”
family ties snap like tow fibers
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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