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Meaning of trakums | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2 Frequent
[tɾakums]

Definitions

  1. craziness, madness, frenzy (the quality of one who is crazy, mad, insane; mental state characterized by loss of reason)
    declension-1, masculine
  2. madness, rage (reckless, daring, very bold action or behavior)
    declension-1, masculine
  3. craziness (non well think out, ill-considered, nonsensical behavior, action)
    declension-1, masculine
  4. craziness, rage, frenzy
    declension-1, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“vecis rūgto ne mutē neņem; bija jau nodzēries līdz trakumam... tik tikko dabūja uz pekām”

the old man did not take the bitter one, even in the mouth; he had already drunk to (the point of) madness... one could barely help him recover

“ilgi aizturētais naida trakums prasīja piepildījuma, aktīva fiziska atraisījuma”

(his) long repressed hate madness asked for fulfillment, for an active physical unleashing

“tad nepārvarams dusmu trakums piecēla viņu kājās”

then an overwhelming anger madness (= rage, frenzy) lifted his legs

“jaunības trakums”

youth(ful) rage, madness

“lielais jūrasbraukšanas trakums, kas gadu desmitiem viņus bija reibinājis, pēdējo elpu aprāva strauji”

the great madness of sea travel that had intoxicated them for some ten years, quickly gave its last breath

“zēni raizējušies par viņu, daudz prātojuši un aizprātojušies līdz visādiem trakumiem”

the boys were worried about him, they imagined and imagined up to all kinds of crazy things

“straujais virsleitnants atjēdzies slauka sviedrus no pieres... un acīs tam vēl liesmo kaujas trakuma guns”

the quick leutenant, having come to himself, wiped the sweat from (his) forehead... and in his eyes the fire of the battle rage was still burning

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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