grūts

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *grūtas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷru-to-s, from the stem *gʷréh₂us. Cognates include Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 (kaurjōs) (plural), Sanskrit गुरुः (gurúḥ), Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) (< *gʷerù-), Latin brūtus (< *gʷru-), gravis (< *gʷrəu-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡɾūːts] === Adjective === grūts (definite grūtais, comparative grūtāks, superlative visgrūtākais, adverb grūti) tough, arduous, difficult (which needs great physical force, great physical strain to be carried out) grūts darbs ― tough, hard work grūts ceļojums ― arduous journey izcīnīt grūtu uzvaru ― to win a difficult victory aiz krūmiem darbs bija grūtāks ― behind the bushes the work was harder difficult, tough, hard, complicated (which needs great mental effort for its realization, solution, acquisition or disposition) grūts eksāmens ― a difficult exam grūts jautājums ― a tough question grūts aritmētikas uzdevums ― a difficult arithmetic problem grūts dzejolis ― a difficult poem grūta izvēle ― a difficult choice māte neatbildēja; zinātkārīgā puisēna jautājums varbūt viņai bija par grūtu ― the mother didn't answer; the curious boy's question was maybe too difficult for her difficult (which involves some unpleasant experience or unpleasant feelings for its realization) grūta saruna ― a difficult conversation grūta atzīšanās ― a difficult confession nezinu, tas laikam ir pats grūtākais: būt vienaldzīgam, izlikties, ka visu jau zini arī tad, kad tavā priekšā atklājas pilnīgi jauna pasaule ― I don't know, maybe this is the most difficult: to be indifferent, to pretend that you know everything already, when right in front of you a whole new world opens up difficult, hard, tough (involving hard work, complicated or embarrassing circumstances, hardships, conflicts, etc.) grūti mājas apstākļi ― difficult home circumstances grūta nedēļa ― difficult week pārdzīvot grūtus gadus ― to survive difficult years mēs zinām, ka šis ir grūts laiks, ļoti grūts laiks gan karavīriem frontē, gan jums ― we know that these are difficult times, very difficult times, both for the soldiers at the front and for you difficult, hard, tough, heavy (causing or expressing suffering, emotional distress) grūti pārdzīvojumi ― difficult experiences grūtas nopūtas ― heavy sighs ar grūtu, smagu sirdi ― with a heavy heart (= in a sad, depressed mood) tikai pēc laba brīža Līzbete attapās no grūtām, grūtām domām un izdvesa gari stieptā nopūtā ― only after a good (= long) moment Līzbete recovered from her difficult, hard thoughts and let out a long sigh difficult, hard, tough (involving strong physical pain, debilitation, or other negative physical conditions) grūta slimība ― difficult, hard disease grūta operācija ― difficult operation, surgery slimnieka stāvoklis bija grūts ― the patient's condition was difficult purva smaka padarīja elpu grūtu ― the swamp smell made breathing difficult taču dzemdības izrādījās ļoti grūtas, ar visādām komplikācijām ― but the birth turned out to be very difficult, with all kinds of complications (of feelings, memories) difficult (having gaps; incomplete) grūta atmiņa ― difficult memory (= difficult to remember) grūta galva ― difficult head (= person prone to forgetting, not good at understanding) (colloquial) pregnant Ieva tapa grūta un dzemdēja ― Ieva became pregnant and gave birth būt uz grūtām kājām ― to be on heavy feet (= to be pregnant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== sarežģīts smags svarīgs ==== Antonyms ==== viegls ==== Derived terms ==== grūtības grūtums ==== Related terms ==== grūsns === References ===