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1 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) mazāks; mazsvarīgāks2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.) otršķirīgs studiju priekšmets2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) mācīties otršķirīgu priekšmetu3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) nepilngadīgais- minority- be in the minority* * *nepilngadīgais; mazā premisa; minors; otršķirīgs priekšmets; jaunākais; mazsvarīgāks; minora -
2 ailment
noun (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) (viegla) slimība* * *neveselums, viegla slimība, slimība -
3 vexation
1) (the state of being vexed.) īgnums; dusmas2) (a cause of annoyance or trouble: minor worries and vexations.) nepatikšanas* * *īgnums, dusmas; uztraukums, nemiers, satraukums; nepatikšanas -
4 side-street
noun (a small, minor street: The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.) sāniela -
5 abrasion
[ə'breiʒən] 1. noun(an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin: minor abrasions.) noberzums; nobrāzums- abrasive2. noun(something used for scraping or rubbing a surface: Sandpaper is an abrasive.) abrazīvs* * *noberzums, nobrāzums; nolietojums, nodilums; abrāzija; abrazīvā apstrāde, rupjapstrāde -
6 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) raksturs2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) raksturīgas iezīmes; personība3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputācija4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) tēls; personāžs5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) tips6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) burts; rakstu zīme•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) raksturīga pazīme- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *raksturs; raksturīga pazīme; personība, persona; tips; tēls, raksturs; raksturojums, rekomendācija; reputācija; rakstu zīme, burts; simbols, zīme; simbols; rakstura -
7 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 -
8 pedant
['pedənt]1) (a person who makes a great show of his knowledge.) lielībnieks2) (a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.) pedants•- pedantic- pedantically
- pedantry* * *pedants -
9 ticket
['tikit]1) (a piece of card or paper which gives the holder a certain right, eg of travel, entering a theatre etc: a bus-ticket; a cinema-ticket.) biļete2) (a notice advising of a minor motoring offence: a parking-ticket.) kvīts; talons3) (a card or label stating the price etc of something.) etiķete; preču zīme* * *biļete; etiķete; kandidātu saraksts; talons, kvīts; apliecība par atbrīvošanu no dienesta; sludinājums; kvalifikācijas apliecība; piespraust etiķeti; paredzēt; apgādāt ar biļetēm -
10 chiropodist
[ki'ropədist](a person who treats minor disorders of the feet.) ortopēds; pedikīrs
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