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1 the awkward age
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2 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) tilts2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) (kuģa) komandtilts3) (the bony part (of the nose).) virsdegune4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) (stīgu instrumentu) steķis2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) uzcelt tiltu pār; savienot ar tiltu2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) aizpildīt (pauzi u.tml.)* * *bridžs; tilts; virsdegune; steķis; komandtilts; kuģa komandtilts; tiltiņš; paralēlslēgums, šunts; pārmest tiltu, savienot ar tiltu -
3 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) dzīve bez raizēm un rūpēm2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) viegli; bez pūlēm3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) nepiespiestība; dabiskums2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) remdēt (sāpes); atvieglot (ciešanas u.tml.)2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) atslābt; atslābināt; mazināt (sāpes, saspringumu); samazināt (ātrumu, spiedienu)3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) pastumt; pārvietot•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) uzmanīgi!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *bezrūpība, miers; dabiskums, nepiespiestība; vieglums; remdinājums, atvieglojums; remdēt, atvieglot; palaist vaļīgāk; palaist vaļīgāk, attīt; ievalkāt -
4 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situācija; stāvoklis2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) [] vieta; novietojums3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) darbavieta•- situated* * *atrašanās vieta; situācija, stāvoklis; darbavieta, darbs -
5 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) riebīgs; nejauks2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nejauks; ļauns3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) slikts; ļauns4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) slikts; riebīgs5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) bīstams6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) slikts; draudīgs•- nastily- nastiness* * *nejauks, nelāgs; šķebinošs, riebīgs, pretīgs; neķītrs, piedauzīgs; dzēlīgs, ļauns; bīstams, draudīgs -
6 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) lipīgs; līpošs2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) nepatīkams; grūts* * *lipīgs; nepatīkams; smacīgs; negribīgs; grūts, smags -
7 wriggle
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8 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) ļoti neveikls; viss krīt no rokām laukāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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