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21 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arestēt2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) aizkavēt; bremzēt; apturēt2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) arests2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) aizture; apturēšana•* * *apcietinājums, arests; apcietināšana, aresta uzlikšana, arestēšana; apturēšana, aizkavēšana; apcietināt, uzlikt arestu, arestēt; apturēt, aizkavēt; saistīt -
22 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) stāvoklis; apstākļi2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) nosacījums; noteikums2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) nosacīt; izvirzīt noteikumus2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) uzlabot (fizisko sagatavotību); []trenēties•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that* * *nosacījums, noteikums; stāvoklis; akadēmisks parāds, pēceksāmens; kondīcija; nosacīt; izvirzīt noteikumus; uzlabot; kārtot pēceksāmenus; kondicionēt -
23 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) dzīva būtne; radība2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) radījums* * *radība, radījums; kreatūra, ieliktenis -
24 cretin
['kretin]1) (a person who is mentally subnormal and physically deformed.) kretīns2) (an idiot, used as a term of contempt and abuse.) stulbenis; kretīns* * *kretīns; stulbenis -
25 darling
1. noun1) (a dearly loved person (often used as a term of endearment): Is that you, darling ?) mīļotais; dārgais2) (a lovable person: Mary really is a darling!) mīlulis; mīļumiņš2. adjective1) (much loved: My darling child!) mīļš; mīļots; dārgs2) (lovable; pretty and appealing: What a darling little girl!) mīļš* * *dārgais, dārgā, mīļotais, mīļotā; mīlulis; dārgs, mīļš; kvēls -
26 enrol
[in'rəul](to add (someone), or have oneself added, to a list (as a pupil at a school, a member of a club etc): Can we enrol for this class?; You must enrol your child before the start of the school term.) reģistrēt; ierakstīt sarakstā; uzņemt par biedru* * *ierakstīt sarakstā, reģistrēt; uzņemt par biedru; iesaukt -
27 exaggeration
1) (the act of exaggerating.) pārspīlēšana2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) pārspīlējums* * *pārspīlēšana; pārspīlējums -
28 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) lielisks; krāšņs2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) svarīgs; uzpūtīgs3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) lielisks4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) ievērojams; cildens; dižens2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) tūkstoš dolāru/sterliņu mārciņu- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *flīģelis; tūkstoš dolāru; grandiozs, dižens, ievērojams, slavens, liels -
29 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) kūniņa2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) rijamais2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) rakņāties* * *kūniņa; uzrakt; izlauzt, izrakt; urķēties, rakņāties; ēdmaņa, ēdiens -
30 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) puse2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) puslaiks2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pus-2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pus-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) daļējs; nepilns3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pus-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) daļēji; gandrīz•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *daļa; pusgads, semestris; bērnu biļete par puscenu; puslaiks; puse; pus; nepilns, daļējs; pa pusei, pus -
31 libel
1. noun(the legal term for something written which is harmful to a person's reputation.) apmelojums2. verb(to damage the reputation of (someone) by libel.) apmelot- libellously* * *apmelojums; paskvila; ķengas, ķengāšanās; apmelot; diskreditēt, rakstīt paskvilas; noķengāt -
32 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) mīlestība2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) mīla; iemīlēšanās3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) mīlestība; mīļais; mīļumiņš4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) (sportā) nulle2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) mīlēt2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) patikt•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *mīla, mīlestība; iemīļotais, iemīļotā; jaukumiņš, mīlulis; amors, Kupidons; nulle; mīlēt; just patiku -
33 pet
[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) mājdzīvnieciņš2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) mīļumiņš, mīlulītis2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) iemīļotākais; lielākais3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) glāstīt, apmīļot2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.) maigoties•- pet name* * *īgnums, slikts garastāvoklis; iemīļots dzīvnieks; luteklis, mīlulis; apmīļot; mājas; iemīļots, mīļākais -
34 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) īss2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) neliels; maza auguma-3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) īss4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) 20 centu par maz5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) trūcīgs; nepietiekams6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trausls2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) pēkšņi; spēji2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *īsums; īss patskanis; īsa zilbe; īsuma zīme; īsmetrāžas filma; īssavienojums; alkoholisks dzēriens; smalkas klijas; atkritumi; tuvlidojums; aprauts, strups; strups; īss; maza auguma; nepietiekams; drupans, trausls; stiprs; spēji, pēkšņi -
35 substance
1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) viela2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) substance; viela* * *matērija, viela; substance, matērija; būtība; saturs; stingrums, stīvums; manta, bagātība -
36 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) aizvietot; aizstāt2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) aizvietotājs; aizstājējs* * *vietnieks; surogāts, aizstājējs; aizstāt -
37 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) pietūkt; palielināt; palielināties2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) viļņošanās; viļņi3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) lielisks; kolosāls- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *viļņošanās; pacēlums, izcilnis; pastiprināšanās; uztūkums; švīts; liels vīrs; uztūkt; palielināties, pieaugt; pastiprināties; būt jūtu pārpilnam; dižoties, plātīties; lielisks; elegants -
38 technical
['teknikəl]1) (having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind: a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing.) tehnisks2) ((having many terms) relating to a particular art or science: `Myopia' is a technical term for `short-sightedness'.) speciāls; īpašs3) (according to strict laws or rules: a technical defeat.) formāls•- technically
- technician* * *speciāla terminoloģija; tehniskas detaļas; tehnisks; speciāls; formāls; prasmīgs, veikls -
39 technicality
1) (a technical detail or technical term: Their instructions were full of technicalities.) tehniskas detaļas; speciāli termini2) (a (trivial) detail or problem, eg caused by (too) strict obedience to laws, rules etc: I'm not going to be put off by mere technicalities.) sīkums; detaļa* * *tehniskās īpatnības; speciālā terminoloģija -
40 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) anglosakšu izcelsmes amerikānis- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *lapsene; anglosakšu izcelsmes amerikānis, pilnasinīgs amerikānis
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