Translation of "latz" into English

Nahiz eta ez zitzaien batere gustatu Mikelekin ibili nintzenean, ni baino hamahiru urte zaharragoa zelako. Latza izan zen haientzat. Mikel etxera etortzen zen nire bila eta etxe pareko kafetegian hartzen genuen zerbait,

Although they didn't like it at all when I went out with Mikel, because he was thirteen years older than me. It was hard for them. Mikel would come home to pick me up and we would have something to eat in the café next door, while my parents would watch from the window.