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  • 1 fit

    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) vesels; mundrs
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) piemērots; atbilstošs
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) (apģērba) piegulēšana; piestāvēšana
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) labi piegulēt; būt laikā
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) būt piemērotam/atbilstošam
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) piemērot; pielāgot; pielaikot
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) apgādāt
    •
    - fitter
    - fitting     4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) piederumi; ietaises
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pielaikošana
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    - fit out
    - see/think fit     II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) lēkme
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) lēkme
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    * * *
    lēkme; uzplūdums; sēža; būt piemērotam; būt laikā, labi piegulēt; piedienēties, pieklāties; piemērot, pielāgot; pielāgoties, piemēroties; pielaikot; apgādāt; montēt, uzstādīt; gatavot; atbilstošs, piemērots; pienācīgs; spējīgs, derīgs; mundrs, vesels; gatavs

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  • 2 murder

    ['mə:də] 1. noun
    1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) slepkavība
    2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) nogalināšana
    2. verb
    (to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) []slepkavot
    - murderous
    - murderously
    * * *
    slepkavība; noslepkavot; kropļot, sabojāt

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  • 3 mission

    ['miʃən]
    1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) misija; uzdevums
    2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) sūtība
    3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) misija; pārstāvniecība; delegācija
    4) (a place where missionaries live.) misija, misionāru mītne
    5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) misija
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    * * *
    misija; komandējums, norīkojums; uzdevums; kaujas uzdevums; misionāru organizācija

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  • 4 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt

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  • 5 stone

    [stəun] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) akmens; akmens-
    2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) akmens
    3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) tecīla; galoda
    4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) dārgakmens
    5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) kauliņš
    6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stons (svara mērvienība)
    7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) akmens
    2. verb
    1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) apmētāt/nomētāt ar akmeņiem
    2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) izņemt kauliņus (no augļiem)
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    - stonily
    - stoniness
    - stone-cold
    - stone-dead
    - stone-deaf
    - stoneware
    - stonework
    - leave no stone unturned
    - a stone's throw
    * * *
    dārgakmens; kauliņš; grauds; akmens; spēļu kauliņš; apmētāt ar akmeņiem; noklāt ar akmeņiem; izņemt kauliņu; keramikas, māla

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  • 6 improvise

    1) (to compose and perform (a poem, tune etc) without preparation: The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise.) improvizēt
    2) (to make (something) from materials that happen to be available, often materials that are not normally used for that purpose: They improvised a shelter from branches and blankets.) sameistarot
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    * * *
    improvizēt; uz ātru roku pagatavot

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  • 7 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) []durt; pārdurt
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) iedurties
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) pielīmēt; pielipt; salipt
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) iestrēgt; iestigt; iesprūst
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) žagars
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) svečturi
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stublājs; garš gabals; stienītis
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    spieķis, nūja; žagars; zizlis; stienītis, gabals; rokturis; stulbenis; mēbeles; sērija; masts; liknis; iedurt; pielīmēt; pielipt; uzturēties, palikt; iestrēgt; izbāzt; nobāzt, iebāzt; paciest, izturēt; atbalstīt ar kociņu

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  • 8 to

    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) uz
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) līdz
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) līdz
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) (izsaka darbības vārda un papildinātāja sakarību)
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) (norāda dažādas attiecības)
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) (norāda stāvokli)
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) (izsaka salīdzinājumu)
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) (norāda darbības mērķi vai rezultātu)
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) klāt; ciet
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) ķerties klāt
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    * * *
    uz, līdz; līdz

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  • 9 board

    [bo:d] 1. noun
    1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) dēlis
    2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) dēlis
    3) (meals: board and lodging.) uzturs
    4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) valde
    2. verb
    1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) iekāpt (kuģī, vilcienā, lidmašīnā)
    2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) dzīvot (pie kāda) pansijā
    •
    - boarding-house
    - boarding-school
    - across the board
    - go by the board
    * * *
    dēlis; padome, valde, kolēģija; departaments, ministrija, pārvalde; skatuve, estrāde; galds; uzturs; vāks; borts; halze; apšūt ar dēļiem; pusdienot, ēst; uzkāpt uz kuģa, iekāpt vilcienā; ieņemt; lavierēt

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  • 10 deliberately

    [-rət-]
    1) (on purpose: You did that deliberately!) tīši
    2) (carefully and without hurrying: He spoke quietly and deliberately.) nesteidzīgi
    * * *
    ar iepriekšēju nodomu, tīši; apdomīgi, piesardzīgi; nesteidzīgi

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  • 11 harness

    1. noun
    (the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) iejūgs
    2. verb
    1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) iejūgt
    2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) izmantot
    * * *
    zirglietas, iejūgs; bruņas; iejūgt; izmantot

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  • 12 mixture

    ['miks ə]
    1) (the result of mixing things or people together: a mixture of eggs, flour and milk.) maisījums
    2) (a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose: The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.) mikstūra
    3) (the act of mixing.) maisīšana
    * * *
    maisījums; mikstūra

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  • 13 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) vieta
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) [] vieta
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) laukums; vieta
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) vieta; sēdvieta
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) vieta
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) vieta; stāvoklis
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lasāmā vieta
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) pienākums; tiesības
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) [] vieta; darbs
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) mājas
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) (īsa) iela, laukums
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimāldaļa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) novietot; iecelt
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) atpazīt; atsaukt atmiņā (sakarību)
    •
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
    * * *
    vieta; izvietot, novietot, iela, laukums; vieta; sēdvieta; dzīvesvieta, māja; apdzīvota vieta; lauku māja, lauku māja ar apkaimi, īpašums; amats, darbs; sabiedrībā, stāvoklis; godalgota vieta; vieta; likt; nolikt; iecelt, iekārtot; ieguldīt; izdarīt, veikt; ierindot, klasificēt

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  • 14 serve

    [sə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) kalpot
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) apkalpot; apgādāt (ar precēm)
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) noderēt; kalpot (kādam nolūkam)
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) dienēt; veikt pienākumu[]
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) izciest sodu
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servēt
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) serve
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up
    * * *
    kalpot, strādāt; dienēt; noderēt; apkalpot; apkalpot, rīkoties; būt labvēlīgam; pasniegt; izciest sodu; apieties, izturēties; aplecināt; oficiāli nodot; servēt; noturēt dievkalpojumu; serve

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  • 15 sneak

    [sni:k] 1. verb
    1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) []lavīties
    2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) nočiept
    2. noun
    (a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) līdējs; sūdzībnieks
    - sneaking
    - sneaky
    - sneakiness
    * * *
    ložņa, līdējs; sūdzmanis; zaglēns; aizlavīšanās; pa zemi ripojoša bumba; pieņemšanas izrāde; līst, ložņāt; nosūdzēt; nozagt, nočiept

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  • 16 succeed

    [sək'si:d]
    1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) gūt sekmes; sasniegt mērķi
    2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) sekot (cits citam); mantot; pārņemt (kā mantiniekam)
    •
    - successful
    - successfully
    - succession
    - successive
    - successively
    - successor
    - in succession
    * * *
    gūt sekmes; nomainīt, sekot; mantot

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  • 17 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) uzvalks; kostīms
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) kostīms; tērps
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) prāva; (tiesas) lieta
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bildinājums
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) (kāršu) masts
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) būt piemērotam/apmierinošam
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) piestāvēt
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) piemērot; saskaņot; pieskaņot
    •
    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself
    * * *
    uzvalks; komplekts; lūgums; masts; bildinājums; prāva; būt piemērotam, derēt; piestāvēt; piemērot, pielāgot

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  • 18 aim

    [eim] 1. verb
    1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) mērķēt
    2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) tēmēt; tiekties
    2. noun
    1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mērķis
    2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) mērķis
    •
    - aimlessly
    - aimlessness
    - take aim
    * * *
    nolūks, mērķis; mērķis; censties sasniegt, tīkot, tiekties; mērķēt, tēmēt

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  • 19 bay

    [bei] I noun
    (a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) līcis
    II noun
    (a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) niša; posms
    III 1. adjective
    ((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) bērs (par zirgu)
    2. noun
    ((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lauru koks
    3. verb
    ((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) riet (par medību suņiem)
    * * *
    joma, līcis; rejas; bēris; lauru koks; posms, tilta posms; niša; steliņģis; dzelzceļa platforma; kuģa lazarete; riet; dzīt, vajāt; bērs

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  • 20 breed

    [bri:d] 1. past tense, past participle - bred; verb
    1) (to produce young: Rabbits breed often.) vairoties
    2) (to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young: I breed dogs and sell them as pets.) audzēt (dzīvniekus)
    2. noun
    (a type, variety or species (of animal): a breed of dog.) (dzīvnieku) šķirne; suga
    - breeding
    * * *
    suga, šķirne; dzemdēt, radīt; audzēt; audzināt; izaudzināt; perināt; vairoties; izraisīt, radīt

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