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101 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) kulminācija* * *kulminācijas punkts -
102 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humors2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) humors; noskaņojums2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) izdabāt; izpatikt- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humoured* * *humors; garastāvoklis, noskaņojums; izpatikt, izdabāt -
103 maximum
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104 moment
['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moments; brīdis2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moments•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment* * *moments, brīdis, acumirklis; nozīmīgums, svarīgums; moments -
105 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) poza; stāvoklis2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) vieta; novietojums3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) amats; darbs; postenis4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) viedoklis2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) novietot- be in- out of position* * *pozīcija, stāvoklis; amats, vieta; stāvoklis sabiedrībā; augsts stāvoklis sabiedrībā; nostāja, viedoklis; pozīcija; pieņēmums; nolikt, novietot, izvietot; noteikt vietu, lokalizēt -
106 revolve
[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) griezties (ap asi)- revolver- revolving* * *griezt apkārt; rotēt, griezties; periodiski atkārtoties; apsvērt, pārdomāt -
107 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spirāles-; spirālveidīgs; vītņu-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spirālveidīgs2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) (cenu u.tml.) svārstības2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirāle; grīste3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) svārstīties; attīstīties spirālveidīgi- spirally* * *spirāle; svārstības; vīties spirālē; svārstīties; spirālveidīgs -
108 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) piesis2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) pamudinājums•- spur on* * *piesis; pamudinājums; atradze; melnie graudi, vilkazobi; piecirst piešus; mudināt, skubināt -
109 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) saruna[]2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) [] runa•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot -
110 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) priekšrocība; izdevīgums2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.)•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *pārākums, priekšrocība; izdevīgums, labums; dot priekšroku; sekmēt, veicināt -
111 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((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.) mērķēt2) ((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; tiekties2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mērķis2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) mērķis•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim* * *nolūks, mērķis; mērķis; censties sasniegt, tīkot, tiekties; mērķēt, tēmēt -
112 apex
['eipeks](the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) virsotne; galotne* * *galotne, virsotne; kalngali; zenīts -
113 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) līdz2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) ciktāl3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) cik* * *līdz pat; līdz; cik -
114 cone
[koun]1) (a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval.) konuss2) (the fruit of the pine, fir etc: fir-cones.) čiekurs3) (a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone.) konusveida vafeļu trauciņš saldējumam4) (a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed.) brīdinājuma ceļa zīme•- conical* * *konuss; čiekurs -
115 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) sasniegt kulmināciju* * *sasniegt kulminācijas punktu; kulminēt -
116 curve
[kə:v] 1. noun1) (a line which is not straight at any point, like part of the edge of a circle.) līka līnija; līkne2) (anything shaped like this: a curve in the road.) līkums2. verb(to bend in a curve: The road curves east.) izliekt; izliekties; izlocīties- curved- curvy* * *līka līnija, līkne; līkums; izliekums; grafiks; izliekt; izliekties; mest līkumu -
117 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tūlītējs; steidzams2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) šķīstošā kafija2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) mirklis; brīdis2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) mirklis; acumirklis•- this instant* * *acumirklis, brīdis; tūlītējs; steidzams, neatliekams; pašreizējs; ātri pagatavojams -
118 limit
['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) robeža2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) ierobežojums2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) limitēt; ierobežot- limited
- limitless* * *robeža; noilguma termiņš; pielaide; ierobežot, limitēt -
119 marker
1) (a person who marks eg the score at games.) marķieris2) (something used for marking, eg in scoring, showing the position of something etc: The area is indicated by large green markers.) zīme; norāde3) (a type of pen, usually with a thick point.) markeris* * *marķētājs; nocenotājs; rādītājs, zīme; marķieris; grāmatzīme; piemiņas plāksne -
120 midway
[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) pusceļa-; vidus-* * *pusceļš; pusceļā
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