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1 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) stundām ilgi -
2 for hours and hours
stundām ilgi -
3 for hours on end
stundām ilgi -
4 for hours together
stundām ilgi -
5 he would sit for hours doing nothing
viņš stundām sēdēja; neko nedarotEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he would sit for hours doing nothing
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6 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) priekš2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) (norāda virzienu) uz3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) (norāda attālumu vai laika posmu)4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (norāda uz nolūku)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) (norāda vērtību) par6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) (norāda uz mērķi)7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) (pārstāvot kādu) no8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) (kāda) labā9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) par10) (because of: for this reason.) dēļ11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) (norāda nolūku)12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) (norāda attieksmi, spējas)13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.)14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) neskatoties uz; par spīti2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) jo; tāpēc ka* * *tāpēc ka, jo ; priekš; par; labad, dēļ, aiz; pret; pēc; uz ; no -
7 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) nokautēts2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) aizmidzis -
8 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) stunda2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) (iestādes) darba laiks; pieņemšanas laiks•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *stunda; noteikts laiks; darbalaiks -
9 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) runāt2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) []runāties3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) runāt4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) izteikt5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) teikt runu•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *runāt; izsacīt, izteikt; teikt runu; skanēt; sasaukties, sazināties -
10 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) saruna[]2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) [] runa•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot -
11 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) pārliecināt2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) runāt aplinkus; nerunāt lietišķi -
12 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.)2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) kodiens; kodums; dzēliens2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) (zivju) piekošanās•- biting- bite the dust* * *kodums, kodiens; dzēliens; kumoss; uzkožamais; piekošanās; košanās; asums; kodināšana; sakabe; iekost; dzelt; kosties; piekosties; būt asam, durt, cirst; dedzināt; kost; saēst; iedzelt; aizķert, sakabināt -
13 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) uzņemt, pacienāt (viesus)2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) kavēt (laiku)3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) lolot (cerību)•- entertaining
- entertainment* * *uzņemt; pakavēt; lolot -
14 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) apmulsināt2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) lauzīt galvu2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) mīkla; grūts uzdevums2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) mīkla•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *grūts uzdevums, sarežģīta problēma; nesaprašana, neziņa; mīkla; apmulsināt; lauzīt galvu -
15 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)II ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) vafele* * *vafele; blēņas, muļķības; runāt blēņas -
16 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) piecēlies no gultas -
17 coop up
(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) iesprostot; turēt ieslodzījumā -
18 hold forth
(to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) spriedelēt -
19 solid
['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) ciets2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) kompakts3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) stingrs; stabils4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) tīrs; bez piemaisījuma5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) nepārtraukts; saliedēts6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) kubisks; trīsdimensiju-7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) nepārtraukts2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) nepārtraukti; bez apstājas3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) cieta viela2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) tīsdimensiju ķermenis•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel* * *cieta viela; ķermenis; cieta barība; ciets; kompakts, blīvs; nepārtraukts; masīvs; pamatots, pārliecinošs; saliedēts, vienprātīgs; bez piemaisījuma, neatšķaidīts; stabils, stingrs; rakstāms kopā; teicams, lielisks; kubisks; vienbalsīgi -
20 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) jautājums2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) jautājums; problēma3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) jautājums; uzdevums4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) šaubas5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) iespēja; varbūtība2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) []taujāt; []prašņāt2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) apšaubīt•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *jautājums; problēma; šaubas; nopratināšana; spīdzināšana; izvaicāt, iztaujāt; apšaubīt; pratināt
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