gluži

Latvian

Adjective

gluži

1. (dialectal) nominative plural masculine of glužs

Adverb

gluži

1. (dialectal) smooth, smoothly; adverbial form of glužs
2. (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)

3. (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

Synonyms

• (of "quite", "very"): īsti, īsteni, ļoti, milzum, neparasti, visai
• (of "exactly"): precīzi, tieši