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1 ability
[ə'biləti]plural - abilities; noun1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) kompetence2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) spēja; prasme* * *spēja, prasme; talants, spējas; maksātspēja; kompetence -
2 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) iztēle2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) iztēle; fantāzija3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) iedoma* * *iztēle, fantāzija; iedoma -
3 tolerance
1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) tolerance; iecietība2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) tolerance* * *tolerance, iecietība; pielaide, tolerance -
4 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) māksla; mākslas-2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) māksla3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) māksla; prasme•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts* * *māksla; izveicība, veiklība, prasme; viltība; amats -
5 endurance
noun (the power or ability to bear or to last: He has amazing (power of) endurance; Her rudeness is beyond endurance; ( also adjective) endurance tests.) izturība; pacietība; izturības-; pacietības-* * *izturība -
6 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) apskate; pārbaude; izmeklēšana2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) eksāmens; eksāmena-3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) pratināšana* * *apskate, pārbaude; pārbaudījums, eksāmens; pratināšana; izmeklēšana -
7 eyesight
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8 feeling
1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) sajūta2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) sajūta3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) jūtas; emocijas4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) nojauta; izjūta5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) līdzjūtība; simpātijas6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) satraukums; uzbudinājums* * *sajūta; emocijas, jūtas; simpātijas, līdzjūtība; uzbudinājums, satraukums; gaisotne, noskaņojums; izjūta, izpratne; nojauta; jūtīgs; izjusts; līdzjūtīgs -
9 go-getter
noun (a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants.) darbonis* * *darbonis -
10 guile
(the ability to deceive or trick people: She used guile to get him to propose to her.) viltība; viltus- guilelessly
- guilelessness* * *viltus, viltība -
11 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) dzirde2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) dzirdamības robežas3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) uzklausīt kādu4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) (tiesā) lietas noklausīšanās* * *dzirde; dzirdamības robežas; uzklausīšana, klausīšanās; iztiesāšana -
12 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) vadība2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) vadītājam nepieciešamās īpašības* * *vadība -
13 limitation
1) (an act of limiting.) limitēšana; ierobežošana2) (a lack, eg of a particular facility, ability etc: We all have our limitations.) ierobežojums; aprobežotība* * *limitējums, ierobežojums; aprobežotība -
14 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) pacietība2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) pasjanss* * *pacietība; pasjanss -
15 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) spēja2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) spēks; enerģija3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vara4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) tiesības5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autoritāte; ietekmīgs cilvēks6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) lielvalsts, lielvara7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) pakāpe•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *spēja; jauda, enerģija; vara, spēks; lielvalsts; valsts; pilnvara; liels daudzums; pakāpe; palielināšanas spēja, stiprums; apgādāt ar dzinējspēku -
16 prowess
(skill or ability: athletic prowess.) veiklība; prasme* * *drošsirdība, bezbailība; veiklība, veiksme -
17 reading
1) (the act of reading.) lasīšana2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) lasījums; priekšlasījums3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lasīšana, lasītprasme4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) (instrumenta) rādījums, mērījums* * *lasīšana; zināšanas, erudīcija; priekšlasījums, lekcija; lasāmviela; rādījums; variants; iztulkojums, interpretācija; lasījums -
18 resistance
1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) pretošanās; pretestība2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) pretošanās spēja3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) (fizikā) pretestība* * *pretestība, pretošanās; pretošanās spēja; pretestība -
19 upstart
(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) iznirelis* * *iznirelis, jaunbagātnieks; jaunmodīgs; negaidīti kļuvis slavens -
20 diviner
noun (a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals.) rīkstnieks
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