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1 carry weight
(to have influence: His opinion carries a lot of weight around here.) būt svarīgam; būt ar nozīmi -
2 to carry weight
būt ietekmīgam -
3 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nest; pārnēsāt2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) skanēt; aizskanēt3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) balstīt4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ietvert5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) pieņemt6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) izturēties•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
flamme, nemiers- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
rokas-
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *iznēsāt, nēsāt, pārnēsāt, nest; pārvadāt, vest; balstīt; saturēt, ietvert; informēt; aizraut; novest; ieņemt; aizskanēt; izturēties; vadīt; pārnest; piedāvāt -
4 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
5 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs -
6 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) izciest; paciest; panest2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) izturēt3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) piedzimt4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nest5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) būt; atrasties6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) []griezties•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) lācis- bearskin* * *lācis; lempis; spekulants; slota; pastatne, buks; nest; dot; izturēt; panest, paciest; dzemdēt
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