CilmeFrom the same stem as the verb trunēt (“to decay, to rot”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *trew-, *tru- with a suffix lo (> la in Proto-Baltic).
- blunt, dull
“truls nazis, cirvis” — dull knife, ax
“truls īlens, zīmulis” — blunt awl, pencil
“trula adata” — blunt needle
- hollow
“uz mūzikas un trulu trokšņu fona mēs dzīvojam” — we live on a background of music and hollow sounds
- usuallydull, blunt (relatively strong but not concentrated, usually for a relatively long time)
“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
- dull, blunt, dumb (not well developed, spiritually depressed, weakened, incapable of being felt deeply, diversely; narrow-minded, indifferent, insensitive; something which expresses these characteristics)
“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
- dull (lacking variety, depth, with weak capacity for perception and reaction; depressed)
“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
- dull, monotonous, repetitive
“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
Formastrulais(definite) · trulāks(comparative) · vistrulākais(superlative) · truli(adverb) · truls(masculine, nominative, singular) · truli(masculine, nominative, plural) · trula(feminine, nominative, singular) · trulas(feminine, nominative, plural) · trula(genitive, masculine, singular) · trulu(genitive, masculine, plural) · trulas(feminine, genitive, singular) · trulu(feminine, genitive, plural) · trulam(dative, masculine, singular) · truliem(dative, masculine, plural) · trulai(dative, feminine, singular) · trulām(dative, feminine, plural) · trulu(accusative, masculine, singular) · trulus(accusative, masculine, plural) · trulu(accusative, feminine, singular) · trulas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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