traucēt

From the same stem as traukt (“to pull, to tear, to pluck”) (q.v.), of which it was originally the iterative form. The original meaning can sometimes be found dialectally (traucēt ābolus “to pick apples (from a tree)”); the current standard meaning is derived by association (“to pull repeatedly (a living being, a person)” > “to annoy” > “to disturb”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [tràwtsɛ̂ːt]

traucēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present traucēju, traucē, traucē, past traucēju)

1. to disturb, to inconvenience, to bother, to interfere with (to affect adversely the actions of other people, in ways unwanted by them (e.g., by distracting their attention); to cause them problem)

   traucēt kādu ar jautājumiem ― to disturb someone with questions

   traucēt kādu darbā ― to disturb someone at work

   netraucē man strādāt! ― don't disturb, interfere with me working!

   vētra traucē satiksmi ― the storm interferes with the traffic

   troksnis traucē runātāju ― the noise inconveniences the speaker

   satraukums traucē darbu ― agitation interferes with work

   sāpes traucē domāšanu ― pain disturbs, interferes with thinking

   tas putns, tur ārā kliedz un mani traucē ― that bird, it is screaming out there and bothering me

   pusaudži klaigā tāpēc, ka nav iemēcījušies sevi savaldīt un pat neaptver, ka citus traucē ― adolescents shout because they haven't (yet) learned to control themselves and don't even realize that they disturb others

   ārsts viņiem teicis, ka slimnieci neviens nedrīkst traucēt ― the doctor has told them that nobody should disturb the patient

   labi, es varu neruāt nemaz! un varu aiziet, lai netraucētu jūsu sarunu ― well, I can (also) not speak anymore! and I can go away, so as not to disturb your conversation

   labrīt! kā klājas? ā! jūs neesat viena? vai traucēju? ― good morning! how are you? ah! you aren't alone? am I disturbing/interrupting something?

   darbs bija bīstams, taču taisnības labad jāatzīstas: šī apziņa mani sevišķi netraucē ― the work was dangerous, but to tell the truth, I must admit: this knowledge did not particularly bother me

   ja straume netraucētu, mēs krokodilu panāktu ― if the stream hadn't prevented (us), we would have gotten the crocodile

2. to disturb, to impair, to disrupt, to interfere with (to affect some process so that it changes in an unwanted way, so that it acquires unwanted, undesired characteristics)

   traucēt klusumu, naktsmieru ― to disturb the silence, the night's quiet

   traucēta vielmaiņa ― disturbed, impaired metabolism

   mitrums traucē degšanu ― humidity interferes with combustion

   negaiss traucē radiopārraidi ― storms interfere with radiotransmissions

   parasti metamorfoze abiniekiem tiek traucēta tad, ja kāpuri spiest visu dzīves laiku uzturēt ūdenī un nevar no tā izkļūt ― metamorphosis in amphibians is usually disrupted when the larvae are forced to remain their whole lives under water and cannot escape from it

   mēs šaujam; bet patlaban mūs traucē krūmi, un ne katra lode ķer mērķi ― we shot; but the bushes made it more difficult (lit. disturbed us), and not every bullet hit the target

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other derived verbs:

• traucējums
• traucēklis