Meaning of truls | Babel Free

Definitions

1. blunt, dull
2. blunt, dull; alternative form of truls
   dialectal
3. hollow
4. dull, blunt (relatively strong but not concentrated, usually for a relatively long time)
   usually
5. dull, blunt, dumb (not well developed, spiritually depressed, weakened, incapable of being felt deeply, diversely; narrow-minded, indifferent, insensitive; something which expresses these characteristics)
6. dull (lacking variety, depth, with weak capacity for perception and reaction; depressed)
7. dull, monotonous, repetitive

Equivalents

Examples

“truls nazis, cirvis”

dull knife, ax

“truls īlens, zīmulis”

blunt awl, pencil

“trula adata”

blunt needle

“truls lemesis”

dull colter, plowshare

“truls asmens”

dull blade

“trulu nazi vieglāk uzasināt, ja tā asmeni pusstundu patur vāja sālsūdenī”

it is easier to sharpen a dull knife if one keeps its blade in salt water for half an hour

“uz mūzikas un trulu trokšņu fona mēs dzīvojam”

we live on a background of music and hollow sounds

“Oļģerts aizvēra plakstus; viņš manīja trulu spiedienu acu ābolos”

Oļģerts closed (his) eyelids; he noticed a blunt pressure on (his) eyeballs

“krūtīs, kreisajā pusē zem atslēgas kaula, pulsēja trula sāpe, it kā tur būtu iestrēdzis kāds svešķermenis”

in the chest, on the left side below the clavicle, a dull pain was pulsating, as if some foreign object were stuck there

“Ģirts sen vairs nebija pamatskolas knēvelis un uz visu raudzījās citādām acīm; tomēr trula sāpe un pārestības sajūta nenorima”

Ģirts had not been the school's brat for a long time and looked at everything with other eyes; but the dull pain and sense of grievance were not appeased

“truli, neizglītoti cilvēki, kas nespēj izprast sava kolektīva un visas sabiedrības mērķus un uzdevumus”

dull, uneducated people, who cannot understand the goals and duties of their group and society

“bezmiega naktis padarījušas mani trulu; man tikai viena vienīga vēlēšanās: kaut māmuļa ātrāk izveseļotos”

the sleepless nights had made me dull, dumb; I had only one desire: that mother would heal faster.

“vīrietis bija vienaldzīgiem, truliem sejas pantiem”

the man was indifferent, with dull facial features

“trula vienaldzība, pacietība”

dull indifference, patience

“trula domāšana”

dull thinking

“redakcijā viņai neuzdeva nozīmīgu darbu, un Meta uzņēma to ar trulu mieru; viņā vairs nebija domu par rītdienu”

in the editorial office they didn't give her important work, and Meta accepted that with dull calm, resignation; in her there was no thought of tomorrow

“visi zvejnieki iegrimuši nomācošā, trulā ritmā, ko diktēja tvēriens, naža grieziens un ripojašas zivju galvas”

all the fishermen (were) immersed in a depressing, dull rhythm, dictated by catching, knife-cutting, and rolling fish heads

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