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1 quick on the draw
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2 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zīmēt2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) vilkt; pievilkt; izvilkt; smelt3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) attālināties4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) beigties neizšķirti5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) saņemt (naudu u.tml.)6) (to open or close (curtains).) atvilkt/aizvilkt (aizkarus)7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) piesaistīt (uzmanību)2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) neizšķirta spēle2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcija; vilinājums3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) lozēšana; loterija4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) []vilkšana•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *vilkšana; pievilkšanas objekts, vilinājums; loterija, lozēšana; neizšķirta spēle; paceļamā daļa; stiepšana; izstiepšana; vilkt; izvilkt, izraut; ievilkt; pievilkt, saistīt; izdarīt; saņemt; smelties, smelt; izraisīt; izrakstīt, noformēt; tuvoties; ievilkties; zīmēt; beigt neizšķirti; stiept, vilkt -
3 draw up
1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) (par automašīnu) piebraukt; apstāties2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) nostādīt ierindā; noformēt (dokumentu); sastādīt (sarakstu)3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) pievilkt4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) izstiepties (pilnā augumā) -
4 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) izņemt (naudu no bankas)2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) pagarināt; paildzināt3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) (par automašīnu) ieņemt vidējo joslu -
5 draw in
((of a car etc) to come to a halt at the side of the road.) (par automašīnu) nobraukt ielas malā -
6 draw off
(to pour out (liquid) from a large container: The barman drew off a pint of beer.) noliet (šķidrumu) -
7 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) lozēt -
8 draw the line
(to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.) nospraust robežas (darbībai u.tml.) -
9 to draw a red herring across the path
tīšuprāt maldināt; tīši maldinātEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to draw a red herring across the path
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10 to draw into the kerb
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11 to draw the bridle
pievilkt grožus; pievilkt pavadu -
12 to draw the cloth
nokopt galdu -
13 to draw the first breath
piedzimt; nākt pasaulē -
14 to draw the line
pavilkt svītru apakšā; novilkt robežu -
15 to draw the long bow
pārspīlēt -
16 to draw the long-bow
pārspīlēt; stāstīt neticamas lietas -
17 to draw the sword
pieteikt karu; izvilkt zobenu -
18 to draw the wool over somebody's eyes
pūst kādam miglu acīsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to draw the wool over somebody's eyes
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19 to draw water from the well
smelt ūdeni no akas -
20 to pull down or to draw up the blinds
nolaist vai uzvilkt logu aizlaidnesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to pull down or to draw up the blinds
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