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1 reference book
(a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia.) uzziņu grāmata; rokasgrāmata* * *rokasgrāmata -
2 reference
['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) atsaukšanās; atsauce2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) rekomendācija; atsauksme3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) atsauce, norāde* * *uzziņa; atsaukšanās, norādījums; norāde; atsauksme, rekomendācija; rekomendācijas devējs; nodošana; dot norādes -
3 book of reference
rokasgrāmata -
4 cross-reference
noun (a reference from one part of a book, list etc to another, eg crept see creep.) norāde uz citu vārdu, nodaļu (tai pašā grāmatā)* * *norāde uz citu vārdu -
5 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) norādīt; atsaukties (uz autoru u.tml.)2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) attiekties3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) nodot; pārsūtīt4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) konsultēties; meklēt uzziņu•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) tiesāt (sportā); būt par tiesnesi- reference book
- reference library* * *nosūtīt; attiecināt; attiekties; griezties; atsaukties; meklēt; nodot -
6 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) uzlaboties2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) apciemot3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) uzmeklēt (vārdnīcā u.tml.)4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) paskatīties (vārdnīcā u.tml.) -
7 from memory
(by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) no galvas
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reference book — n a book such as a dictionary or ↑encyclopedia that you look at to find information … Dictionary of contemporary English
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reference book — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms reference book : singular reference book plural reference books a book that is intended to be used when you need a fact or piece of information, for example a dictionary … English dictionary
reference book — book containing information … English contemporary dictionary
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reference book — noun (C) a book such as a dictionary or encyclopaedia that you look at to find information … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˈreference ˌbook — noun [C] a book that contains facts and information … Dictionary for writing and speaking English