Latvian

Participle

redzami

1. nominative plural masculine form of redzams

Adverb

redzami

1. adverbial form of redzams
2. (with acīm ‎(““to the eye"”)) visibly; quickly

   ķēve vairs nebija nekāda straujā skrējēja, no tā trakā svētku brauciena bieži klepoja un acīm redzami sāka sašļukt‎ ― the mare was no longer a fast runner, from (= because of) that crazy holiday run she frequently coughed and visibly/quickly began to slip

   varēja sagaidīt, ka Tenis šo ziņu uzklausīs ar laimīgu smaidu, bet viņa pārdzīvojums izpaudās pavisam citādi: viņš briesmīgi uztraucās un acīm redzami sadrūma‎ ― one could expect that Tenis would hear this news with a happy smile, but his past experience expressed itself in a completely different way: he was terribly worried and became quickly/visibly sad

3. (with acīm ‎(““to the eye"”)) apparently, seemingly; clearly, obviously

   acīm redzami, mācītājs domās pārskrēja visiem galvas gabaliem, meklēdams to grūtāko‎ ― clearly, the priest, in his thoughts, ran over all the head pieces (= people), looking for the most difficult one

   acīm redzami, vilciniem laiks atiet: lokomotīve tusnīja nepacietīgi‎ ― apparently/clearly, it was time for the train to leave: the locomotive was puffing impatiently

Usage notes

Beside the (derivative) “quickly” meaning, the Latvian expression acīm redzami (and its synonym acīmredzot) has, like English apparently, two context-dependent, almost opposite meanings: “seemingly” (= “from what can be seen”, “not necessarily true”) and “obviously” (= “easy to see”, “true”); cf. Russian очевидно ‎(očevídno).

Synonyms

• acīmredzot
• droši vien
• iespējams