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  • 1 nail

    [neil] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nags
    2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagla
    2. verb
    (to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pienaglot
    - nail-file
    - nail-polish
    - nail-varnish
    - nail-scissors
    - hit the nail on the head
    * * *
    nags; nagla; iesist naglu, pienaglot; saņemt ciet; pieķert

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  • 2 hit the nail on the head

    (to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).) trāpīt kā naglai uz galvas

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  • 3 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) mājas; (auga, dzīvnieka) dzimtene
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) dzimtene; dzimtā vieta
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) patversme; mītne
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) māja
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) māja
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) mājas-; ģimenes-
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) iekšējs; iekšzemes-
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) (sportā) laukuma saimnieku-
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) mājās; mājup; uz mājām
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) iestāstīt kādam kaut ko; pārliecināt
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    - homely
    - homeliness
    - homing
    - home-coming
    - home-grown
    - homeland
    - home-made
    - home rule
    - homesick
    - homesickness
    - homestead
    - home truth
    - homeward
    - homewards
    - homeward
    - homework
    - at home
    - be/feel at home
    - home in on
    - leave home
    - make oneself at home
    - nothing to write home about
    * * *
    māja; mājas; dzimtā vieta, dzimtene; izplatības vieta, dzimtene; patversme, mītne; atgriezties mājās; mājas; iekšzemes, iekšējs; uz mājām, mājup

    English-Latvian dictionary > home

  • 4 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vadīt (automašīnu)
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) []vest; transportēt (ar automašīnu)
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) dzīt; trenkt
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) iesist; iedzīt (naglu u.tml.); izdarīt sitienu (golfa spēlē)
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) darbināt
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) izbraukums (ar automašīnu)
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) piebraucamais ceļš
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) spars
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaņa
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) sitiens (ar golfa nūju u.tml.)
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskdzinis
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    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
    * * *
    braukšana; izbraukums; piebraucamais ceļš; dzīšana, vajāšana; uzbrukums, trieciens; dzinulis; spars; kampaņa; sitiens; piedziņa, pievads, pārnesums; trenkt, dzīt; iedzīt; vadīt pajūgu; braukt, vadīt; transportēt, aizvest; darbināt; traukties, drāzties; novest; izbūvēt; pārslogot; atlikt

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  • 5 hammer

    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) āmurs
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) (mehānisma daļa) āmuriņš
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) (sportā) veseris
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) sist; dauzīt (ar āmuru)
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) iedzīt galvā
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    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering
    - hammer home
    - hammer out
    * * *
    āmurs; gailis; āmuriņš; veseris; dauzīt, sist; kaldināt, kalt; noņemties, nopūlēties; sakaut, uzvarēt; pasludināt par maksātnespējīgu

    English-Latvian dictionary > hammer

  • 6 staple

    ['steipl] I noun
    1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) pamatražojums
    2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) pamatprodukts
    II 1. noun
    1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) U veida nagla
    2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) skava
    2. verb
    (to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) skavot; sastiprināt ar skavu
    * * *
    āķis; pamatražojums; pamatprece; pamatelements; izejviela; šķiedra; šķirot; galvenais

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  • 7 pincers

    ['pinsəz]
    1) (a tool for gripping things tightly: She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail.) pincete; knaibles
    2) (the claws of lobsters, crabs etc.) spīles
    * * *
    knaibles; pincete; spīles

    English-Latvian dictionary > pincers

  • 8 pliers

    (a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) knaibles
    * * *
    knaibles

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  • 9 screw

    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrūve
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrūves pagriešana/pievilkšana
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) []skrūvēt; skrūvēties
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) pieskrūvēt; atskrūvēt; pieskrūvēties; atskrūvēties
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) drātēt; drātēties
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) piešmaukt
    •
    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage
    * * *
    skrūve; gliemezis; propelleris; dzenskrūve; skrūves pagriešana; vīstoklis; cietumsargs; sīkstulis, skopulis; kleperis; alga; sīkumains eksaminētājs; pieskrūvēt, saskrūvēt; izspiest; griezt; griezties; skopoties; piešmaukt, piekrāpt; stingri pārbaudīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > screw

  • 10 stud

    I noun
    (a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.) zirgaudzētava; vaislas zirgi
    II 1. noun
    1) (a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc: metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.) kniede
    2) (a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar: a collar stud.) apkakles/aproču poga
    2. verb
    (to cover with studs: The sky was studded with stars.) nospraudīt; nobārstīt; nosēt
    * * *
    zirgu audzētava; poga; stallis; kniede; spraislis; apsist ar naglām; nobārstīt, nokaisīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > stud

  • 11 tack

    [tæk] 1. noun
    1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) nagla ar platu galviņu
    2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) diegšanas dūriens
    3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) halze
    4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) kurss; virziens; līnija
    2. verb
    1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) piesist ar naglu
    2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavierēt; mainīt kursu
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    nagla ar platu galviņu; piespraude; smailnagla; halze; līnija, kurss; piediegšana, sadiegšana; labojums, papildinājums; lipīgums; piesist ar naglu, piespraust ar piespraudi; lavierēt; mainīt kursu; pievienot; piediegt, sadiegt; izdarīt labojumu

    English-Latvian dictionary > tack

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