hertsi

io.

1. pressing, anguishing, hard, harrowing; ordu \hertsian at a trying time; zein \hertsia den guda-garaian bizitzea! how harrowing it is to live through a war!

2. ( estu )

a. narrow; zerurako bidea \hertsia da the road to heaven is narrow

b. ( tinkoa, tarterik gabea ) tight, solid

3. ( amore ematen ez duena, ez bihotzbera )

a. strict, harsh; drogen aurkako lege \hertsiak behar dira strict laws against drugs are needed

b. (irud.) strict ; hitzaren adiera \hertsian in the strictest sense of the word

4. ( begiak ) closed du/ad.

1.

a. ( itxi ) (I) formala. to close, shut; atea \hertsi to {close || shut} the door

b. espetxean \hertsirik egon to be locked up in prison

c. ( esparrua ) to close off; zelai bat \hertsi to {close || fence} off a meadow

2. ( estutu ) to squeeze, confine

3. ( lotu ) to bond, tie; kateaz \hertsi dute they chained him

4. ( hertsatu ) to constrain da/ad. to press; epea hersten zela ikusirik seeing that the deadline was pressing; Herioa hersten denean when Death is pressing down