gluži
Latvian
Adverb
gluži
- (dialectal) smooth, smoothly; adverbial form of glužs
- (in the standard language) quite, very; completely
- gluži labi ― quite well
- gluži vienkārši ― quite simply
- gluži pareizi ― quite correctly
- gluži jauns tērps ― quite new suit
- gluži jauns izskats ― a completely new look
- gluži otrādi ― completely different(ly), on the contrary
- gluži nejauši satiku draugu ― quite by accident I met a friend
- nejūtos gluži vesels ― I don't feel completely healthy
- viņš gluži labi zināja, ka viņš nesapņoja ― he knew very well that he wasn't dreaming
- sāku lūkoties uz tēvu gluži citādām acīm ― I started looking at father with completely new eyes (= from a new perspective)
- (in the standard language) precisely, exactly
- tagad viņi nopirka gluži tādas pašas kurpes, tikai numuru lielākas ― now they bought exactly the same shoes, only one number larger
- “ak tā, mēs gudrosim likumību un ļausim graudiem izbirt!”' Mirdza iekaisa... “gluži tā nav,” Elza centās Mirdzu nomierināt ― “oh, we thought about the law and let the grains fall off!” Mirdza said excitedly... “that is not exact,” Elza tried to calm Mirdza down
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