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1 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mainīt; pārmainīt; pārmainīties2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) apmainīt3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) pārģērbt; pārģērbties4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) pārvērsties par5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) samainīt (naudu)2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) pārmaiņas2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) izmaiņas3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) pārģērbšanās4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) sīknauda5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) atlikums; izdotā nauda6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) apstākļu maiņa•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *birža; pārmaiņa; kārta, maiņa; izdotā nauda, sīknauda; pārsēšanās; aizvietotājs, aizstājējs; jauna mēness fāze; pārmainīt, apmainīt, mainīt; mainīties; ap mainīties; pārģērbties; izmainīt; pārsēsties; pārslēgt -
2 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) atšķirība2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nesaskaņa; strīds3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) starpība•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *starpība, atšķirība; nesaskaņa, strīds; starpība; atšķirt; aprēķināt starpību -
3 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ārkārtīgs2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) galējs3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) ekstrēms, galējs2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) galējība2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) galējība•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *ekstrēms, galējība; proporcijas malējais loceklis; galējs, ārkārtējs -
4 imitate
['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) imitēt, atdarināt2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) imitācijas-; mākslīgs- imitativeness
- imitator* * *atdarināt, imitēt -
5 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitāte; labums2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) īpašība* * *kvalitāte, labums; īpašība; tembrs; dižciltība -
6 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) forma; veids2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) aprise; apveids3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma; stāvoklis2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) izveidot2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) ietekmēt; veidot3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) veidoties; attīstīties; iegūt [] formu•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape* * *forma, veids; stāvoklis; aprise, kontūra; šablons, modelis, paraugs; veidne; veidot; izveidot; veidoties; izveidoties; piemērot, pielāgot -
7 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) sliktākas kvalitātes-English-Latvian dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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