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hole-and-corner

  • 1 hole-and-corner

    slepens

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  • 2 hole and corner methods

    negodīgi paņēmieni

    English-Latvian dictionary > hole and corner methods

  • 3 hole-and-corner dealings

    tumši darījumi

    English-Latvian dictionary > hole-and-corner dealings

  • 4 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) apaļš, lodveida-
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) apaļš; tukls
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) apkārt
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) visu cauru gadu
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) no viena pie otra; apkārt
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) apkārt
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) apkārt; apkārtmērā
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) Vai jūs iegriezīsities?
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) []apkārt
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) ap; apkārt
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) ap
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) visur; viscaur
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) aplis; cikls; partija (spēlē)
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) apgaita; maršruts
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) aplausu vētra
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) šāviņš
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) raunds; kārta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanons
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) apiet; apbraukt
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout     6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) aplinku-; netiešs
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
    * * *
    aplis; šķēle; apgaita; cikls, virkne; posms, kārta; pakāpiens; sfēra, loks; grupa; porcija; raunds; zalve; noapaļot; apstaigāt, apiet; nobeigt, pabeigt; apaļš; pilns, pilnīgs; apļveida; atklāts; veicīgs, ātrs; pilnskanīgs; noslīpēts, izkopts; apkārt, riņķī; ap ; aptuveni

    English-Latvian dictionary > round

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  • Hole and corner — Hole Hole (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hole-and-corner — ► hole and corner secret. Main Entry: ↑hole …   English terms dictionary

  • hole-and-corner — [hōl′ən kôr΄nər] adj. 1. unimportant, humdrum, etc. 2. kept secret, esp. to avoid blame or punishment …   English World dictionary

  • hole-and-corner — adjective 1. relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life a hole and corner life in some obscure community H.G.Wells • Syn: ↑hole in corner • Similar to: ↑insignificant, ↑unimportant 2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hole-and-corner — /hohl euhn kawr neuhr/, adj. 1. secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole and corner intrigue. 2. trivial and colorless: She was living a hole and corner existence of daily drudgery. Also, hole in corner /hohl in… …   Universalium

  • hole-and-corner — British, British hole and corner activities are kept secret, usually because they are dishonest. I don t want any more hole in the corner deals, from now all our business will be done in the open. (always before noun) …   New idioms dictionary

  • hole-and-corner — adjective Conducted in secret; clandestine. Whatever made you think in the first place that I would give up the security of my happy marriage for a hole and corner affair with you? Syn: cloak and dagger …   Wiktionary

  • hole-and-corner — UK / US adjective done in a secret and perhaps dishonest way His execution was a hole and corner affair …   English dictionary

  • hole-and-corner — hole′ and cor′ner or hole′ in cor′ner adj. secretive; furtive …   From formal English to slang

  • Hole and Corner man — noun Australian History a person who advocated severity in dealing with transported convicts and was opposed to the emancipists …  

  • hole-in-corner — adjective relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life a hole and corner life in some obscure community H.G.Wells • Syn: ↑hole and corner • Similar to: ↑insignificant, ↑unimportant * * * adjective see …   Useful english dictionary

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