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1 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) apkārtne2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) vide* * *apkārtne; vide -
2 to fit oneself to one's surroundings
piemēroties apkārtējiem apstākļiemEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to fit oneself to one's surroundings
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3 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatizēt(ies)- acclimatisation* * *aklimatizēt; aklimatizēties -
4 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) auksts2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) auksts3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) vēss; nelaipns; nejūtīgs2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) aukstums2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) saaukstēšanās•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *aukstums; saaukstēšanās; salts, auksts, vēss; nelaipns, vēss; nejūtīgs, vienaldzīgs; vājš; pilnīgi; noteikti; bez sagatavošanās -
5 cold-blooded
1) (having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body: cold-blooded creatures.) aukstasiņu- (par dzīvnieku)2) (cruel and unfeeling: cold-blooded murder.) nežēlīgs* * *aukstasiņu; apdomāts, apsvērts; nežēlīgs -
6 conscious
['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) pie samaņas esošs2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) sajūtošs; apzinošs•- consciousness* * *pie samaņas esošs; tāds, kas apzinās; sajūtošs; apzināts -
7 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elements; daļa2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elements3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) stihija4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) daļa5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) sekcija•- elements
- in one's element* * *elements, daļa; stihija, elements; apakšvienība -
8 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) tūlītējs; neatliekams2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) tuvākais3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) tuvējais•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) tiklīdz* * *steidzams, neatliekams, tūlītējs; tuvējais, tuvākais -
9 in one's element
(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) savā elementā* * *savā elementā -
10 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.)2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.)3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.)* * *jauninājums, jaunums -
11 opulent
['opjulənt](luxurious; rich: They lived in opulent surroundings.) bagāts; bagātīgs- opulence* * *bagāts; bagātīgs, pārpilns -
12 sumptuous
(expensive and splendid: They live in sumptuous surroundings.) grezns; krāšņs* * *krāšņs, grezns -
13 surround
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) apņemt; ieskaut2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) apjozt; ietvert•- surroundings* * *ieskaut, apņemt; aplenkt -
14 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatizēt(ies)- acclimatisation -
15 in the wild
((of an animal) in its natural surroundings: Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.) savvaļā; dabiskos apstākļos -
16 on location
((of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.) (par filmēšanu) ārpus studijas -
17 orientate
['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) orientēties; iejusties; iedzīvoties2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) orientēties, noteikt atrašanās vietu• -
18 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) iekārtoties; aprast; iejusties
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