Latvian

Raudāt aiz bēdām

Verb

raudāt intr., 3rd conj. irregular, pres. raudu, raudi, raud, past raudāju

1. to weep, to cry (to shed tears, often while breathing unevenly (sobbing) and producing inarticulate sounds, because of one's emotional state)

   raudāt aiz bēdām‎ ― to cry in grief, sadness

   raudāt aiz prieka‎ ― to weep with joy

   raudāt sāpēs‎ ― to cry in pain

   skaļi, žēli raudāt‎ ― to cry loud, mournfully

   klusi raudāt‎ ― to cry softly

   raudāt balsī‎ ― to cry loud (lit. in voice)

   raudāt rūgtas, gaužas asaras‎ ― to cry bitter tears

   nelaimīgs ir cilvēks, kuram daudz jāraud; vel nelaimīgāks tas, kuram neviens pārdzīvojums nav gana dziļš, lai izraisītu asaras‎ ― unhappy is the person who has to cry a lot; even unhappier is (the person) who never had a life experience deep enough to cause tears

2. (of objects) to drip, to let liquid drops fall

   lāsteka raud un raudot aug garumā‎ ― the icicle cries, and crying it grows in length

   no debesīm vienmuļi krita pelēkas asaras, un raudāja māju jumti, un raudāja koki‎ ― from the sky gray tears (= raindrops) fell, and the house roofs cried, and the trees cried

3. (in the 3rd person; of certain animals) to cry (to produce long, low-pitched sounds)

   raud vālodze naktī, kā sērdiene māsa‎ ― the oriole cries at night, like an orphan sister

4. (figuratively) to make crying-like sounds

   un ieklausos: aiz loga vēji raud‎ ― and I listen: behind the window (i.e., outside) the winds cry

5. (figuratively, of musical instruments) to make sad, melancholic sounds, music

   Vitens iegulās gultā un paņēma vijoli; klusām tā raudāja viņa rokā‎ ― Vitens lay down in bed and took his violin; it cried softly in his hand(s)

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See also

• asara

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “raudāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7