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1 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) matērija2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) jautājums; temats; lieta3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) strutas2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) būt svarīgam- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *viela; matērija; temats, saturs; jautājums, lieta; iemesls; strutas, oriģināls, rokraksts; būt svarīgam, nozīmēt; strutot -
2 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) uzskatu jautājums; kā uz to raugās -
3 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) jebkurš2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) kāds2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) ikviens; jebkurš3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) kaut cik- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *kaut cik, nekāds, kāds; ikviens, jebkurš, kaut cik; vairs, vēl, kaut cik; kāds; kaut kāds -
4 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) kāds2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) kurš katrs3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) ikviens* * *svarīga persona; kurš katrs, jebkurš, ikviens; kāds -
5 anyone
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) kāds2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) kurš katrs3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) ikviens* * *kurš katrs, jebkurš, ikviens; kāds -
6 dregs
[dreɡz]1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) biezumi; nosēdumi2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) padibenes; atkritumi* * *mieles, atliekas; atkritumi -
7 sludge
(soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid: The river-bed is covered with thick sludge.) dubļi; nogulsnes; dūņas* * *dubļi; vižņi; padibenes, nogulsnes; dūņas -
8 whichever
relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) jebkurš; tas, kurš2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) vienalga, kurš* * *lai kurš, kurš -
9 personal
1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personīgs2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) privāts; personisks3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) personīgs; personīgi4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) aizskarošs* * *personisks, privāts; personīgs; personas -
10 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) (kāda) vājā puse; (kādam) neizprotama lieta2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) grūti pārredzama ceļa daļa* * *nepazīstama lieta -
11 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) nolikt2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) noguldīt; iemaksāt2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) iemaksa2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) ķīla3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) noguldījums4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) nogulsnes5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) slānis; atradne* * *deponējums, noguldījums; iemaksa, ķīla; nogulsnes; nogulumiezis, slānis; nolikt; deponēt, noguldīt; iemaksāt; nogulsnēt; iestrādāt -
12 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) sirds; sirds-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) lietas būtība3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) sirds; dvēsele4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) drosme; drošsirdība5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) sirsniņa6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ercens•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) atklāta un sirsnīga saruna- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *sirds; sirds, dvēsele; drošsirdība, drosme; kodols, būtība; centrālā daļa, vidiene; auglība; serdenis, serde -
13 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) jautājums2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) jautājums; problēma3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) jautājums; uzdevums4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) šaubas5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) iespēja; varbūtība2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) []taujāt; []prašņāt2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) apšaubīt•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *jautājums; problēma; šaubas; nopratināšana; spīdzināšana; izvaicāt, iztaujāt; apšaubīt; pratināt -
14 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) mest/sviest augšup2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) mētāties; svaidīties3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) tikt svaidītam4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) (lozējot) mest monētu2. noun(an act of tossing.) lozēšana (metot monētu); mešana- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *mešana, sviešana; lozēšana; grūdiens; izmešana no segliem; sviest, mest; mētāt, svaidīt; svaidīties, mētāties; izmest no segliem; pacelt uz ragiem; lozēt; viegli samaisīt; skalot -
15 cell
[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) kamera; celle2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) šūna3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) elements4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) (bišu) šūna•- cellular- cellphone* * *kamera; celle; šūna; šūniņa; elements -
16 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interese2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) aizraušanās3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procentu likme4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) (īpašuma) daļa; līdzdalība5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intereses; labums2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesēt2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) ieinteresēt•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *interese; priekšrocības, labums; interese, aizraušanās; līdzdalība, daļa; procenti; ieinteresētie; interesēt; ieinteresēt -
17 kidney
['kidni](one of a pair of organs in the body which remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine: The kidneys of some animals are used as food.) niere* * *niere -
18 laxative
['læksətiv]noun, adjective((a medicine) which makes it easier to pass waste matter from the bowels.) caurejas līdzeklis; caureju veicinošs* * *caurejas līdzeklis; caureju veicinošs -
19 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaile; (ass) gals2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) zemesrags3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkts4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkts; vieta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moments, mirklis6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) iedaļa; atzīme7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) debespuse8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punkts; balle9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) lieta; jautājums; lietas būtība10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) jēga; mērķis; nolūks11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) raksturīga iezīme12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kontaktligzda2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) tēmēt, []vērst2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) norādīt3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) izšuvot šuves•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *punkts; punkts, vieta; smaile, gals; zemesrags; jautājums, lieta; galvenais, būtība; nolūks, mērķis; brīdis; raksturīga iezīme, īpašība; iedaļa, atzīme; adata; kontaktligzda, rozete; punkts; ieskaites punkts; stacija, pietura; punkts; rumbs; priekšējais postenis, priekšējā patruļa; rādīt; norādīt; tēmēt, vērst; asināt; uzasināt; padarīt spilgtāku; apstāties un norādīt -
20 problem
['probləm]1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) grūti audzināms bērns2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) uzdevums•- problematic* * *problēma; uzdevums
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