No. 661 in Latvian

gluži

Completely; exactly; quite.

In a sentence

Viņš nav gluži pārliecināts par lēmumu.
He is not entirely sure about the decision.
In this sentence, "gluži" is used to convey the meaning of "entirely" or "completely", often expressing a slight doubt or reservation.
Tas nav gluži tas, ko es gaidīju.
That’s not quite what I expected.
Here, "gluži" is used to mean "quite" or "exactly", emphasizing that the expectation is not fully met.
Viss notika gluži kā sapnī.
Everything happened just like in a dream.
In this example, "gluži" is applied to mean "just" or "exactly", stressing the resemblance to a dream-like state.

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