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41 goal
[ɡəul]1) (in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this: He scored six goals.) vārti2) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) mērķis•- goalpost* * *mērķis, uzdevums; galamērķis; vārti -
42 overshoot
[əuvə'ʃu:t]past tense, past participle - overshot; verb(to go farther than (the point one was aiming at): The plane overshot the runway.) netrāpīt; trāpīt tālāk par mērķi* * *aizšaut garām, netrāpīt; nolaisties aiz skrejceļa -
43 starboard
(the right side of a ship or aircraft, from the point of view of a person looking towards the bow or front.) labais borts* * *labais borts; pagriezt stūri pa labi -
44 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) pārbiedēt līdz nāveiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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45 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) pārbiedēt līdz nāveiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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46 all set
( often with to) (ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something): We were all set to leave when the phone rang.) [] gatavs (darīt)* * *pilnīgi gatavs -
47 circular
['sə:kjulə] 1. adjective1) (having the form of a circle: a circular piece of paper.) apaļš2) (leading back to the point from which it started: a circular road.) riņķa-; loka-2. noun(a notice etc, especially advertising something, sent to a number of persons: We often get circulars advertising holidays.) apkārtraksts; reklāmas prospekts* * *apkārtraksts, cirkulārs; prospekts, reklāma; apaļveida, apaļš; loka, riņķa -
48 digress
(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) novirzīties (no temata)* * *novirzīties -
49 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) (norāda virzienu, atstatumu, laiku) no; kopš2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) (norāda uz avotu, izcelšanos) no3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) (norāda uz atņemšanu) no4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) (norāda iemeslu) no; aiz* * *kopš, no ; no, pēc; no ; aiz, no -
50 at death's door
(on the point of dying.) pirmsnāves-* * *uz nāves sliekšņa -
51 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) uzplūdi; pali* * *uzplūdi; palu ūdeņi, pali; paisums -
52 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kārta; rinda5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numurs; uzstāšanās•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot -
53 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) sasalt; aizsalt; pārvērsties ledū2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) salt3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) nosalt4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) sasaldēt5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) sastingt6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) iesaldēt2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) sals- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *sals; iesaldēšana; pārvērsties ledū, sasaldēt; salt; sasalt; nosaldēt; sastingt; iesaldēt; galīgi pieņemt, standartizēt -
54 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) savienot; saistīt2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) savienot3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pievienoties; iestāties4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) pievienoties; saplūst; piebiedroties5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) piebiedroties2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) savienojums; salaidums- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *savienojuma punkts, savienojums; saistīt, savienot; ieplūst, saplūst; pieslieties, pievienoties; iestāties; robežoties -
55 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) vieta2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) [] vieta3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) laukums; vieta4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) vieta; sēdvieta5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) vieta6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) vieta; stāvoklis7) (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 vieta8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) pienākums; tiesības9) (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; darbs10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) mājas11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) (īsa) iela, laukums12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimāldaļa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) novietot; iecelt2) (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 -
56 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) []rādīt2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) būt []redzamam3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rādīt; izstādīt; demonstrēt4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) norādīt; parādīt5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) aizvest; pavadīt; izrādīt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) demonstrēt; parādīt7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) pierādīt8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) izrādīt; veltīt2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) izstāde; izrāde2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrēšana; izrādīšana3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) izlikšanās; tēlošana4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) izskats; iespaids5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) centieni; (sportā) līdzdalība; starts•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *demonstrēšana, parādīšana; skate, izstāde; izrāde; izlikšanās; izpausme, pazīme; ārēja greznība, ārišķība; izdevība, iespēja; pasākums; kampaņa, kauja; demonstrēt, parādīt; pierādīt; aizvest; būt redzamam, parādīties; tikt izrādītam -
57 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) pamats; fundaments; postaments2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) pamatsastāvdaļa3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bāze; atbalsta punkts2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) pamatot; balstīt; izmantot par atbalsta punktu- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) zemisks; nekrietns- basely- baseness* * *bāze; atbalsta punkts, pamats; fundaments, pjedestāls, cokols; starta vieta, starts; saknes; likt pamatus; pamatot; nekrietns, zemisks; tāds, kas oksidējas, vienkāršs; neizkopts, piesārņots, vulgārs -
58 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) virsotne, smaile2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) augstākā pakāpe; virsotne; maksimums3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) (cepures) nags2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) sasniegt augstāko pakāpi- peaked- peaky* * *smaile, virsotne; apogejs, augstākā pakāpe, kulminācijas punkts; nags; mugura; pīķis; sasniegt apogeju; izdēdēt, novājēt; pacelt; sagriezt vertikāli -
59 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) gals2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) uzlikt uzgali; nosmailināt- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) atkritumu izgāztuve- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) dzeramnauda2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dot dzeramnauduIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) padoms; mājiens; informācija- tip off* * *gals; viegls pieskāriens; dzeramnauda; mājiens; noliekšana, sašķiebšana; uzgalis; atkritumu izgāztuve; viegli pieskarties; uzlikt uzgali; dot dzeramnaudu; dot mājienu; sašķiebt, noliekt; apgriezt; sašķiebties; padot, pasniegt; izgāzt -
60 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) kustība2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) darbība3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) kustība; kustību kultūra4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) kustība5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mehānisms6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) (kompozīcijas) daļa7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tieksme, tendence* * *kustība; žests, kustība; darbība; pārvākšanās; uzvedība, izturēšanās; ritms, temps; daļa; rosība; zarnu darbība
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