# truls
## Latvian
### Alternative forms

* (dialectal form) truļš

### Etymology

From 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).

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

truls (definite trulais, comparative trulāks, superlative vistrulākais, adverb truli)
* (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
* (of sounds) hollow
    uz mūzikas un trulu trokšņu fona mēs dzīvojam ― we live on a background of music and hollow sounds
* (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
* (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
* (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
* (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

#### Synonyms

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

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “of cutting objects”): ass, skaudrs

#### Derived terms

* trulums

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “truls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN