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1 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) noslēpums; brīnums2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) noslēpums; mīkla•- mysteriously* * *noslēpums; mistērija; sakraments -
2 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) atslēga2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) taustiņš3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) taustiņš4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) toņkārta5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) atrisinājums6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) atslēga; kods2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) galvenais; vadošais- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *kilograms; atslēga; taustiņš; atbilde, atrisinājums; kods, atslēga; toņkārta, tonalitāte, atslēga; ierievis, ķīlis; pārslēgs; uzskaņot; pielāgot, pieskaņot; nostiprināt ar ķīli, saķīlēt; vadošais, galvenais -
3 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vest; vadīt2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vest; aizvest3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) novest (līdz kādam stāvoklim)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) būt vadībā/priekšgalā5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) dzīvot2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vadība2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vadība; pārsvars3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) paraugs; piemērs4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vadība; pārsvars5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (suņa) saite6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pavediens (nozieguma u.tml. atklāšanai)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) galvenā loma•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svins2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) (zīmuļa) grafīts•- leaden* * *svins; vadība; piemērs, paraugs; lote; svērtenis, lode; vadība, pārsvars; galvenā loma, galvenās lomas tēlotājs; skārds; plēksnes; izspēle; saite; grafīts; galvenā raksta ievaddaļa; pievads; taciņa, celiņš; mākslīgā gultne, kanāls; dzīsla; apstrādāt ar svinu; vest; būt priekšgalā, komandēt, vadīt; atdalīt ar plēksnēm; tikt apstrādātam ar svinu; būt vadībā, izvirzīties pirmajā vietā; aizvest, vest; diriģēt; izspēlēt pirmo kārti, pārliecināt, dzīvot, ietekmēt -
4 aura
['o:rə](a particular feeling or atmosphere: An aura of mystery surrounded her.) starojums; gaisotne; aura* * *liega vēsma; oreols, starojums; gaisotne; aura -
5 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) pavediens; pieturas punkts- clueless- not to have a clue* * *atrisinājums; pavediens; informēt; uzvedināt -
6 enigma
[i'niɡmə](anything difficult to understand; a mystery.) mīkla; noslēpums- enigmatically* * *mīkla, noslēpums -
7 fathom
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8 shroud
1. noun1) (a cloth wrapped around a dead body.) līķauts2) (something that covers: a shroud of mist.) pārklājs; plīvurs; aizsegs2. verb(to cover or hide: The incident was shrouded in mystery.) pārklāt; ietīt; aizplīvurot* * *līķauts; apsegs, pārklājs; vantis; uzvāznis, apvalks; ietīt līķautā; ietīt, pārklāt
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