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1 tame
[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) pieradināts; piejaucēts2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) garlaicīgs; neinteresants2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) pieradināt; piejaucēt- tamely- tameness
- tameable* * *piejaucēts, pieradināts, padevīgs, rāms; savaldīt, pakļaut; samierināties, pakļauties; padarīt garlaicīgu -
2 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) raudāt2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) kliegt; saukt2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) kliedziens; sauciens2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) raudas; raudāšana3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) kaukšana; riešana•- cry off* * *sauciens, kliedziens; kaujas sauciens, lozungs; vajadzība, prasība; baumas; raudas, raudāšana; saukt, kliegt; raudāt; darīt zināmu, paziņot -
3 kidney
['kidni](one of a pair of organs in the body which remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine: The kidneys of some animals are used as food.) niere* * *niere -
4 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ligzda; pūznis2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) ligzdot- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *ligzda, perēklis; miga, midzenis; kaktiņš; komplekts; ligzdot, vīt ligzdu; perēt; ievietot citu citā -
5 cage
[kei‹] 1. noun1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) būris; krātiņš; sprosts2) (a lift in a mine.) lifta kabīne (šahtā)2. verb(to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) iesprostot; turēt krātiņā/būrī- cagebird* * *krātiņš, sprosts, būris; nometne; kabīne; skelets; iesprostot, turēt krātiņā -
6 bait
[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) ēsma2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) uzlikt ēsmu* * *ēsma; kārdinājums; insekticīds, žurku inde; atpūta ceļā; dzīšana ar suņiem; uzspraust ēsmu; pievilināt, kārdināt; dzīt ar suņiem; nelikt mierā, kaitināt, vajāt; apstāties ceļā; barot -
7 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) ģimene; ģimenes-2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) dzimta3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) (vienas ģimenes) bērni un sieva4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) (dzīvnieku, augu) dzimta; (valodu) saime•- family tree* * *naudas pabalsts ģimenei; ģimene; dzimta, cilts; bērni; dzimta; saime; sindikāts, ģimene -
8 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) tauki; speķis2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) tauki2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) tukls; resns; trekns2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) Tas nekam neder!•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *naudasmaiss, bagātnieks; speķis, tauki; tuklums; nobarot; uzbaroties; tauks, trekns; nobarots, resns, tukls; lekns, auglīgs; biezs; lepns, bagātīgs; ienesīgs, izdevīgs -
9 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) tas; tā; to; tam; tai2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) (netulkojams uzsvērums)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) (netulkojams papildinātāja locījums)•- its- itself* * *tas, tā ; tai, tam, to -
10 mate
[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) pārot; pāroties2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) pieteikt matu2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) tēviņš; mātīte2) (a husband or wife.) dzīvesbiedrs; dzīvesbiedre3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) draugs; biedrs4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) palīgs5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) kapteiņa palīgs6) (in chess, checkmate.) mats* * *mats; biedrs; draugs; palīgs; dzīvesbiedre, dzīvesbiedrs; tēviņš, mātīte; kapteiņa palīgs; salāgota detaļa; pieteikt matu; saprecināt; pāroties; samesties kopā, saieties; sajūgt, salāgot -
11 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) eļļa2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) []eļļot- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *eļļa; naftas produkts, nafta; eļļas krāsas; vaskadrānas tērps; ieeļļot, ietaukot; izkust -
12 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) pāris2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) pāris3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.)2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) salikt pārī* * *pāris; posms; sakārtot pa pāriem; pāroties -
13 pigment
['piɡmənt]1) (any substance used for colouring, making paint etc: People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.)2) (a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc: Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.) pigments•* * *pigments -
14 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tāds2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tāds (kā)3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tāds4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tāds2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) [] tāds- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *tāds -
15 wool
[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) vilna; vilnas-- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) vilnas apģērba gabals- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *vilna; vilnas dzija; vilnas audums; mati
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