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1 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaile; (ass) gals2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) zemesrags3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkts4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkts; vieta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moments, mirklis6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) iedaļa; atzīme7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) debespuse8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punkts; balle9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) lieta; jautājums; lietas būtība10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) jēga; mērķis; nolūks11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) raksturīga iezīme12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kontaktligzda2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) tēmēt, []vērst2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) norādīt3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) izšuvot šuves•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *punkts; punkts, vieta; smaile, gals; zemesrags; jautājums, lieta; galvenais, būtība; nolūks, mērķis; brīdis; raksturīga iezīme, īpašība; iedaļa, atzīme; adata; kontaktligzda, rozete; punkts; ieskaites punkts; stacija, pietura; punkts; rumbs; priekšējais postenis, priekšējā patruļa; rādīt; norādīt; tēmēt, vērst; asināt; uzasināt; padarīt spilgtāku; apstāties un norādīt -
2 turning-point
noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) pagrieziena punkts* * *pagrieziena punkts -
3 freezing-point
noun (the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid: The freezing-point of water is 0° centigrade.) sasalšanas punkts* * *sasalšanas punkts -
4 melting-point
noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) kušanas temperatūra* * *kušanas punkts -
5 starting-point
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6 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) sarunu temats -
7 boiling-point
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8 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) kustība2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) darbība3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) kustība; kustību kultūra4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) kustība5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mehānisms6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) (kompozīcijas) daļa7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tieksme, tendence* * *kustība; žests, kustība; darbība; pārvākšanās; uzvedība, izturēšanās; ritms, temps; daļa; rosība; zarnu darbība -
9 wavelength
noun (the distance from any given point on one (radio etc) wave to the corresponding point on the next.) viļņa garums* * *viļņa garums -
10 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) priekšrocība; izdevīgums2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.)•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *pārākums, priekšrocība; izdevīgums, labums; dot priekšroku; sekmēt, veicināt -
11 arrowhead
1) (a water plant with leaves shaped like an arrowhead.) bultene2) (the tip of an arrow, shaped to a point.) bultas uzgalis* * *bultas asais gals, bultas uzgalis; neglītene -
12 barb
1) (a backward-facing point on an arrowhead, fishing-hook etc.) āķis (makšķeres u. tml.)2) (a hurtful remark.) dzēlīga piezīme•- barbed- barbed wire* * *akots; ērkšķis, dzelonis -
13 checkpoint
noun (a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass.) kontrolpunkts* * *kontrolpunkts; orientieris -
14 freezer
noun (a cabinet for keeping food at, or bringing it down to, a temperature below freezing-point.) saldētājkamera; (liels) ledusskapis* * *ledusskapis; saldētājkamera; saldētas aitu gaļas piegādātājs eksportam; saldējuma aparāts -
15 headland
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16 keynote
1) (the chief note in a musical key.) tonika2) (the chief point or theme (of a lecture etc).) pamatdoma; vadmotīvs* * *tonika; pamatdoma, vadmotīvs; uzsvērt -
17 marker
1) (a person who marks eg the score at games.) marķieris2) (something used for marking, eg in scoring, showing the position of something etc: The area is indicated by large green markers.) zīme; norāde3) (a type of pen, usually with a thick point.) markeris* * *marķētājs; nocenotājs; rādītājs, zīme; marķieris; grāmatzīme; piemiņas plāksne -
18 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) spēja2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) spēks; enerģija3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vara4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) tiesības5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autoritāte; ietekmīgs cilvēks6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) lielvalsts, lielvara7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) pakāpe•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *spēja; jauda, enerģija; vara, spēks; lielvalsts; valsts; pilnvara; liels daudzums; pakāpe; palielināšanas spēja, stiprums; apgādāt ar dzinējspēku -
19 safety-pin
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20 starboard
(the right side of a ship or aircraft, from the point of view of a person looking towards the bow or front.) labais borts* * *labais borts; pagriezt stūri pa labi
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