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1 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) kritizēt; nopelt2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) izteikt spriedumu/domas* * *kritizēt; nopelt, nosodīt -
2 backbite
verb (to criticize a person when he is not present.) apmelot; celt neslavu* * *apmelošana, neslavas celšana; apmelot, celt neslavu -
3 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) badīt; grūst (ar galvu)- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) izsmiekla objekts2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) (baļķa) resnais gals; (šautenes) laide2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) izsmēķis; nodegulis3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) pakaļa; dupsis* * *muca; resnais gals; šaujlauka uzbērums; grūdiens, sitiens; sitiens ar galvu; poligons; laide; mērķis; izsmēķis, nodegulis; izsmiekla objekts; badīt, grūst -
4 censure
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5 condemn
[kən'dem]1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) nosodīt2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) notiesāt3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) atzīt par nederīgu•- condemned cell* * *nosodīt; notiesāt; būt nolemtam; nodot; atzīt par nederīgu; konfiscēt -
6 crab
I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) krabis; jūras vēzisII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) ņaudēt; īgņoties- crabby* * *īgņa; mežābols; krabis, jūras vēzis; Vēzis; mežābele; tītava, vinča; piesieties, piekasīties; bozties, īgņoties; padarīt īgnu -
7 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) kritiķis2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) kritiķis•- critical- critically
- criticize
- criticise
- criticism* * *kritiķis; pēlējs -
8 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) vērtēt (sacensībās)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) spriest; vērtēt4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arbitrs; eksperts3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) lietpratējs; pazinējs•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt -
9 nag
[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) kurnēt; piesieties- nagging* * *ponijs; kleperis; šķendēties, piesieties; smelgt -
10 scold
[skəuld](to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) bārt- scolding* * *ķildīga sieviete; bārt, rāt -
11 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) (masu) slepkavošana; (masu) slepkavība2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) (lopu) kaušana2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) []kaut (lopus)2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) slepkavot3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) nežēlīgi kritizēt; satriekt•* * *slepkavošana; kaušana; slepkavot; kaut -
12 talking-to
noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) bāriens, rājiens* * *rājiens -
13 be hard on
1) (to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy - he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.) sodīt; kritizēt2) (to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.) būt netaisnam -
14 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) ieņemt agresīvu pozīciju -
15 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) kritizēt; pelt -
16 get on at
(to criticize (a person) continually or frequently: My wife is always getting on at me.) kritizēt; piesieties (par kaut ko) -
17 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) kritizēt; izteikt spriedumu -
18 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) kritizēt; izteikt spriedumu -
19 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) atrast trūkumus; piekasīties
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