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1 elastic
[i'læstik] 1. adjective1) ((of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape: an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.) elastīgs2) (able to be changed or adapted: This is a fairly elastic arrangement.) pielāgojams; spējīgs pielāgoties2. noun(a type of cord containing strands of rubber: Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.) (ieveramā) gumija- elastic band* * *ieveramā gumija; zeķturis; elasts; atsperīgs, elastīgs; spējīgs pielāgoties -
2 elastic band
( also rubber band) (a small thin piece of rubber for holding things together or in place: He put an elastic band round the papers.) gumija (priekšmetu saturēšanai kopā) -
3 elastic limit
elastības robeža -
4 gum elastic
kaučuks -
5 cartilage
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6 catapult
1. noun((American slingshot) a small forked stick with an elastic string fixed to the two prongs for firing small stones etc, usually used by children.) ‘kaķene'2. verb(to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.) katapultēt; šaut ar ‘kaķeni'* * *kaķene; katapulta; šaut ar kaķeni; katapultēt -
7 rubber
1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) gumija2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) dzēšgumija3) ((slang) a condom.) prezervatīvs4) (a rubber band.) gumijas gredzentiņš (apsaitēšanai)•- rubbery- rubber band
- rubber stamp* * *gumija, kaučuks; dzēšamgumija; galošas; gumijas izstrādājumi; masiere, masieris; beržamais, skrāpis; ripa; gumijot, pārklāt ar gumiju; ziņkārīgi aplūkot -
8 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) []stiept; stiepties2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) []staipīšanās; []stiepšana2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) nogabals; posms; periods•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *izstiepšanās; izstiepšana; saspīlējums, spriegums; elastīgums; pārspīlējums; laika sprīdis; izplatījums; ieslodzījuma laiks; distance; izstiept; izstiepties; stiepties, plesties; ilgt; pieļaut; izklāt; atšķaidīt; pakārt; elastīgs -
9 rubber band
(an elastic band.) gumijota saite; elastīgā saite -
10 suspenders
1) (a pair, or set, of elastic straps for holding up socks or stockings.) zeķturi2) ((American) braces for holding up trousers.) bikšturi
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