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1 greater
lielais; lielāks -
2 for the greater part
lielākoties -
3 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) vairākums2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) vairākums, pārsvars* * *vairākums; pilngadība -
4 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) virs2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) lielāks nekā; augstāk3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) ārpus2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) no augšas2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) iepriekš; agrāk•- above all* * *iepriekšminētais; augšup, augšā; iepriekš, agrāk; augstāk, virs, pāri par -
5 boost
[bu:st] 1. verb(to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) pacelt (cenas); paplašināt (ražošanu); palielināt; paaugstināt2. noun(a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) atbalsts; (cenu) paaugstinājums- booster* * *rekomendācija, atbalsts, palīdzība; paaugstinājums; palīdzēt piecelties, piecelt; reklamēt, atbalstīt; pacelt, palielināt; sacelt kņadu, radīt sensāciju; zagt; paaugstināt spriegumu -
6 bulk
1. noun1) (the greater part: The bulk of his money was spent on food.) lielākā daļa; vairākums2) ((great) size or mass: the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.) (liels) apjoms; apmērs; tilpums2. adjective(in bulk: bulk buying.) vairumā; bez iesaiņojuma- bulky- in bulk* * *apmērs, tilpums, apjoms; lielākā daļa, vairākums, masa; krava; likties lielam, šķist svarīgam; noteikt svaru; sabērt, sakraut, samest -
7 credit
['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) kredīts2) (money loaned (by a bank).) kredīts; aizdevums3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) spēja nomaksāt kredītu4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) konta labā puse5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) bankas rēķinā esošā summa6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) atzīšana; novērtēšana; uzticība7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) ieskaite2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) ierakstīt konta labajā pusē2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) piedēvēt3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) ticēt; uzticēties•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit* * *uzticība; atzīšana, novērtēšana; laba slava, gods; aktīvs, kredīts; nopelns; ieskaite; uzticēties; kreditēt; piedēvēt -
8 cumulative
['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) augošs; pieaugošs* * *kopīgs -
9 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) atlikt; novilcinātII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) pakļauties; piekāpties; izturēties ar cieņu- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral* * *atlikt, novilcināt; piekāpties, pakļauties; izturēties ar cieņu -
10 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 -
11 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka- downie®- downy* * *dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa -
12 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) uzsvars; akcents2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) uzsvērums3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) svars; svarīgums•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *emfāze, uzsvērums; uzsvars -
13 enhance
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14 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) pārspīlēt2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) pārspīlēt•* * *pārspīlēt -
15 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) pārsniegt* * *pārkāpt; pārsniegt -
16 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) pārmērība2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) pārlieku liels daudzums3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) papildu/lieks (daudzums)2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) papildu- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *pārmērība; pārpalikums; ekscess, galējība; pārākums; papild; lieks -
17 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) trūkums; kavēklis2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikaps3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) sacensības ar handikapu4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) kavēt* * *fizisks trūkums; traucējums, kavēklis; handikaps; būt par kavēkli; līdzsvarot spēkus -
18 import
1. [im'po:t] verb(to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale: We import wine from France.) importēt2. ['impo:t] noun1) (something which is imported from abroad: Our imports are greater than our exports.) importpreces; imports2) (the act of bringing in goods from abroad: the import of wine.) imports•- importer* * *imports; importpreces; nozīme, svarīgums; importēt; nozīmēt -
19 magnify
(to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) palielināt- magnifying-glass* * *palielināt; pastiprināt; pārspīlēt -
20 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) lielākais; nozīmīgākais2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majors2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) studiju specializācijas priekšmets3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializēties studiju priekšmetā- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *majors; pilngadīgais; galvenā premisa; galvenais specializācijas priekšmets; students, kas specializējas kādā priekšmetā; mažors; nozīmīgākais, lielākais; vecākais; mažora, specializēties
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