tālu

tālu

1. inflection of tāls:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

tālu

1. far, far away (at a large distance; adverbial form of tāls)

   skola atrodas tālu ― the school is located far

   līdz pilsētai ir tālu ― it is far (from here) to the city

   tālu dzīvot ― to live far (away)

   strādāt tālu no mājām ― to work far from home

   tālu aiz manis, smagu soļu mīta, čirkst grants ― far behind me, (someone) is treading (with) heavy steps, the gravel makes noise

   viņa vēlējas atrasties no šīs vietas simtiem kilometru tālu ― she wanted to be in those places hundreds of kilometers away

2. far (such that a large distance is covered)

   tālu skriet ― to run far

   putni lido tālu ― the birds fly far (away)

   bērni aizskŗejusi tālu ― the children ran far

   aizvest tālu ― to take (something, someone) far (away)

   iet tālu mēžā ― to go far into the forest

   Jēkabam bija tālu jāiet: visam pagastam cauri, otrā pagasta malā ― Jēkabs had to go far: through the entire parish, to the other side of the parish

   tālu, tālu pāri klusajam ezera līmenim aizskanēja dziesma ― far, far beyond the quiet lake surface, a song was being sung

3. far (perceivable over a large distance)

   ziemas dienās var skaidri un tālu dzirdēt ― in winter days one can hear clear and far

   Ella izlēca no automašīnas un ņēmās māt ar roku, gan neticēdama, ka saimniece, vecs cilvēks, tik tālu varētu saskatīt ― Ella jumped out of the car and began waving her hand(s), not believing that the landlady, an old woman, could see that far

4. far (spread, formed over a large distance)

   migla izplatījās tālu ― the fog spread far

   koka zari bija izpletušies tālu ― the tree branches had extended far

   upe pārplūdusi tālu ― the river flooded far (= a large area)

5. far, long (such that it separated from now by a large period of time)

   līdz eksāmeniem vēl tālu ― it is still far (= a long time) till the examns

   pavasaris vēl 'tālu ― spring is still far

   šodien zēni no tām dienām jau tik bezgala tālu ― today the boys are so infinitely far from those days

6. far (a lot, very much, so much)

   tālu izlasīta grāmata ― a book read far (= a large part of it was read)

   no šī laika viņu ceļš vienam no otra tālu atšķīrās ― from that time their paths differed far (= a lot) from each other

   Didzis paklusām iesmējās: skat, cik tālu viņš jau aizdomājies! ― Didzis silently laughed: look how far (ahead) he had already thought!

   “bet vai tad tev skolā nekā nemācīja?” Ģirts izbrīnījies vaicāja... “es tik tālu netiku”, Artūrs skatījās pāri ezeram ― “but didn't anybody teach you at school?” Ģirts asked, surprised... “I didn't get that far”, Artūrs (said) looking out over the lake

tālu m

1. palate

• tāluja (“palatal”)