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1 to be famous for something
būt slavenam ar kaut ko -
2 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) slavens; ievērojams* * *slavens, ievērojams -
3 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) kļūt slavenam, padarīt slavenu savu vārdu -
4 fountain
1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) strūklaka2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) strūklaka3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) avots•* * *strūklaka; avots, pamats; rezervuārs; saldējumu, stāvvieta ar gāzētu ūdeni; avots -
5 immortalize
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) padarīt nemirstīgu; saglabāt mūžos* * *padarīt nemirstīgu, saglabāt mūžos -
6 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) padarīt nemirstīgu; saglabāt mūžos -
7 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) []spiest; []spiesties2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) []spiest3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) uzstāt; steidzināt4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) pieprasīt; uzstāt5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presēt; gludināt2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) iespiedmašīna3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prese; preses-4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnālisti5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prese; spiedne•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *spiešana; varmācīga vervēšana; rekvizēšana; spiediens; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; neatliekamība, steiga; siena skapis; gludināšana; prese; žurnālisti; izdevniecība, tipogrāfija; iespiešana; iespiedmašīna; prese, spiedne; varmācīgi vervēt; spiest; nospiest, uzspiest, piespiest; rekvizēt; steidzināt; spiesties, drūzmēties; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; gludināt; presēt; štancēt -
8 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelis; makets2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelis3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manekens; modeļu demonstrētājs4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelis; pozētājs5) (something that can be used to copy from.) šablons6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) paraugs2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) demonstrēt modeļus2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) strādāt par modeli3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) veidot; modelēt4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) veidot; ņemt par paraugu; atdarināt•* * *makets, modelis; šablons, paraugs; modelis; manekene, modeļu demonstrētāja; precīza kopija; modelēt, veidot; formēt; ņemt par paraugu, atdarināt; strādāt par modeli, strādāt par modeļu demonstrētāju; priekšzīmīgs -
9 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) plānot; projektēt; modelēt2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) skice; projekts2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) dizains3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) (auduma) raksts; zīmējums4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) nodoms; nolūks•- designer- designing* * *nodoms, nolūks; skice, uzmetums; dizains, konstrukcija, projekts; zīmējums, raksts; kompozīcija; domāt, plānot; konstruēt, projektēt; modelēt, skicēt, zīmēt; strādāt par dizaineru -
10 fraud
[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) krāpšana2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) krāpnieks•- fraudulently
- fraudulence* * *viltošana, krāpšana; krāpnieks; viltojums -
11 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) pantomīma2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomīma3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mīms2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) tēlot pantomīmā; izrādīt ar žestiem, mīmiku* * *mīms; mīmiķis, mīms; tēlot mīmā; atdarināt, imitēt -
12 renowned
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13 writer
noun (a person who writes, especially for a living: Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter.) rakstnieks; autors* * *rakstnieks, autors; klerks, rakstvedis; jurists, advokāts
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