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troke't· I§ vi 1 to knock 2 to beat 3 to clatter 4 [Fig] to resound in <>'s head II§ vt to strike [a hard substance] lightly: tap • <>[ ] troket· to hit <> with [the plain facts/truth], tell <> [ ] right out • troket· në derë to be knocking at the door; be just around the corner, be almost here, be at hand • troket· në derë/portë të hapur to put forward something that is already known; reinvent the wheel • troket· në derën/portën e shurdhit "knock at the door/gate of the deaf man" to be wasting one's breath, be talking to the wall tro'kë III§ nf ground, earth; bare ground (with packed dirt) IV§ adj 1 filthy with dust/dirt 2 completely dry, bone dry 3 [Fig] completely empty, bare; very poor 4 in rags, tattered 5 [Fig] dead drunk • ësh·të trokë nga mendja [Pej] to have nothing in one's head, be totally empty-headed, be a dimwit trok|ëll|i'më nf 1 sharp noise heard when something hard is struck lightly: knocking, tapping, rapping 2 sound of steps: hoofbeat, footstep