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1 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grācija; pievilcība2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) pieklājība; takts3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) [] lūgšana4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) pagarinājums5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) augstība; gaišība6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) žēlastība•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) ak vai! ak Dievs!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *grācija, pievilcība; pievilcīgas īpašības, piemīlība; vēlība, labvēlība; pieklājība, laipnība; žēlastība, žēlsirdība; galda lūgšana; gaišība, augstība; atļauja; pagarinājums, atvieglojums; fioritūra; rotāt; apbalvot, apveltīt; pagodināt -
2 meditate
['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) apcerēt2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) meditēt•- meditative
- meditatively* * *iecerēt, plānot; meditēt, apcerēt -
3 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) braukt (ar satiksmes līdzekli); jāt2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) vadīt (transporta līdzekli); jāt3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) piedalīties (zirgu u.tml.) skriešanās/ātruma sacīkstēs4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) jāt; doties izjādē2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) izbraukums; izjāde2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) īss brauciens; pavizināšanās•- rider- riding-school* * *izbrauciens, izjājiens; ceļš, aleja; jājamzirgs; jāt; braukt; vizināties; slīdēt, peldēt; būt noenkurotam; būt derīgam jāšanai; svērt; ķircināt, kaitināt; nokritizēt; atstāt pašplūsmai; improvizēt -
4 squat
[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) tupēt; notupties2. adjective(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) drukns; zems un resns* * *tupēšana; tupēt; nelikumīgi apmesties; sēdēt; drukns -
5 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) vēziens; sitiens; cirtiens2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) (zibens) spēriens; liktenīgs/laimīgs gadījums3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (pulksteņa) sitiens4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) vilciens; triepiens; vēziens5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) rāviens; vēziens; sitiens6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) peldēšana uz muguras7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ne pirkstu nepakustināt8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) trieka•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) glāstīt2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) glāsts; glāstīšana* * *sitiens; vēziens; paņēmiens; vilciens; triepiens; trieka; virzuļa gājiens; glaudīt, glāstīt -
6 venture
['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) [] pasākums; risks2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) uzdrošināties doties2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) uzdrošināties3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) riskēt* * *riskants pasākums, risks; likt uz spēles, riskēt; uzdrošināties -
7 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) kādreiz bija
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