Norwegian

Proper noun

Truls

1. A male given name.

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) truļš

Adjective

truls (def. trulais, comp. trulāks, sup. vistrulākais; adv. truli)

1. (of cutting objects) blunt, dull

   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

2. (of sounds) hollow

   uz mūzikas un trulu trokšņu fona mēs dzīvojam‎ ― we live on a background of music and hollow sounds

3. (of pain, sensations, bad experiences, etc.) dull, 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

4. (of thinking, feelings) 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

5. (of character features, mental conditions) 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

6. (of actions, activities) 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

Declension

Synonyms

• (of cutting objects): neass
• (of sounds): dobjš, smags

Antonyms

• (of cutting objects): ass, skaudrs

Derived terms

• trulums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “truls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7