[tɾaks]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *trek-, *trak-, from Proto-Indo-European *terk-, *trek- (“to turn”), from the stem *ter- (“to turn; to rub, to grate (by turning); to drill, to pierce”). The meaning probably evolved from “turning, drilling” to “moving quickly” ( > “aggressively”) to “crazy, mad.” Cognates include Lithuanian trãkas (“crazy; quick, fast”).
- mad, rabid (affected with rabies)
“traks suns” — mad dog (i.e., dog with rabies)
“vesels vilks cilvēkam neuzbrūk, taču vilki saslimst ar trakumsērgu un to arī pārnēsā; tādēļ ir gadījumi, kad traki vilki stipri sakoduši cilvēkus” — a healthy wolf does not attack a person, but wolves (can) get sick with rabies and transmit it; because of this, there are cases in which mad wolves have severely bitten people
- colloquialmad, crazy, insane (having mental, psychological problems; behaving as one who has lost his mind; expressing such condition)
“strādā kā traks” — (he) works like mad (= very intensively)
“trako krekls” — mad ones' shirt (= straitjacket)
“trako māja, trako nams” — mad ones' house (= psychiatric hospital)
- crazy (which acts, behaves, speaks very loud, making noise, being fast, unrestrained; such that it expresses such behavior)
“traka deja” — crazy dance
“traka raudāšana” — crazy crying
“pēkšņi aprima pat paši trakākie pļāpas un skaļākie ņirgas” — suddenly even the craziest talks and loudest gossips were silent
- crazy (daring, reckless, careless; aggressive, turbulent)
“traks braucējs” — crazy driver
“traks skrējiens” — crazy race
“traka ideja” — crazy idea
- colloquialcrazy (very strong, very intense)
“traka ēstgriba” — crazy appetite
“traka peļņa” — crazy (= very big) profits
“bija traka vēlme tikai pieskarties, piedurt pirkstu klavierēm” — (he) had a crazy desire to touch, to rub (his) fingers on the piano
- crazy (very intense, very powerful, having strong effects)
“trakās krāsās izkrāsotas mašīnas” — cars painted in crazy colors
- crazy (very strong, very powerful, possibly destructive)
“diena bija karsta kā pašā trakākajā jūlijā” — the day was hot as in the craziest (= hottest) July
“laiva tuvojās krācēm; vēl brīdi, un viņi būs ierauti trakā virpulī” — the boat was approaching the rapids; one more moment, and they would be dragged into the crazy vortex, whirlpool
- crazily; very, very much, terribly
“traki dārgs” — very expensive
“traki skaists” — very beautiful
“viņš liekas traki gudrs vīrs, taisni tāds, kā mums vajadzīgs” — he seems (to be) a very wise/smart man, exactly what we need
- crazy (unexpected; undesirable; unpleasant)
“Krauklis iesaucas: “sieva, nu ir traki: pagalmā bruņoti vīri!”” — Krauklis shouted: “wife, now it's crazy: in the yard (there are) armed men!”
- crazy about (liking, wanting something very much)
“traks uz naudu” — crazy about money
“kaķis traks uz gaļu” — the cat (is) crazy about meat
Formastrakais(definite) · trakāks(comparative) · vistrakākais(superlative) · traki(adverb) · traks(masculine, nominative, singular) · traki(masculine, nominative, plural) · traka(feminine, nominative, singular) · trakas(feminine, nominative, plural) · traka(genitive, masculine, singular) · traku(genitive, masculine, plural) · trakas(feminine, genitive, singular) · traku(feminine, genitive, plural) · trakam(dative, masculine, singular) · trakiem(dative, masculine, plural) · trakai(dative, feminine, singular) · trakām(dative, feminine, plural) · traku(accusative, masculine, singular) · trakus(accusative, masculine, plural) · traku(accusative, feminine, singular) · trakas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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