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1 juggle
(to keep throwing in the air and catching a number of objects (eg balls or clubs): He entertained the audience by juggling with four balls and four plates at once.) žonglēt- juggler* * *triks; sagrozīšana, blēdība, krāpšana; rādīt trikus, žonglēt; krāpties, blēdīties -
2 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties -
3 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) acs2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) (adatas u.tml.) acs3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) spēja saskatīt (kaut ko)2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) vērot- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *skatiens; viedoklis; acs; acojamais pumpurs, acs; privātdetektīvs; gaismas acs; uzmanīgi skatīties, vērot -
4 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) āķis2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) āķis3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) (boksā) āķis2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) noķert (uz āķa zivi)2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) aizāķēt; saāķēt3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).)•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *āķis; ķeksis; zaglis; aizāķēt, saāķēt; saliekt āķī; noķert; nozvejot; zagt -
5 inoculate
[i'nokjuleit](to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) potēt* * *potēt; acot, okulēt; iedvest -
6 lasso
[læ'su:] 1. plural - lasso(e)s; noun(a long rope with a loop which tightens when the rope is pulled, used for catching wild horses etc.) laso2. verb(to catch with a lasso: The cowboy lassoed the horse.)* * *laso; ķert ar laso -
7 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) tīkls2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) []ķert tīklā- netting- netball
- network* * *tīkls; tīmeklis; lamatas; ienest tīru peļņu; ķert ar tīklu; izlikt tīklus; aust tīklu; pārsegt ar aizsargtīklu; gūt vārtus, trāpīt tīklā; neto, saldo -
8 snare
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9 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) slazds; lamatas2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) slazds; lamatas2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) ķert ar slazdu/lamatām; iemānīt- trapper- trap-door* * *slazdi, lamatas; lūka; divriči; okšķeris; mute; sitamie instrumenti; sifons; izlikt lamatas; iemānīt, ievilināt
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