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1 to give somebody the shaft
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2 shaft
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) kāts2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) ilkss3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) ass; vārpsta4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) šahta5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) stars* * *rokturis, spals; pīķis, šķēps; šautra, bulta; ilkss; stublājs, stiebrs; kolonna, stabs; smaile; stars; zibens uzliesmojums; dūmenis; šahta; vertikāla eja; vārpsta, ass -
3 paddle
['pædl] I verb(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) bradāt; plunčātiesII 1. noun(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) smailītes airis (divlāpstiņu)2. verb(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) airēt; airēties- paddle-wheel* * *smailītes airis; plunčāties, plezna; lāpstiņa; bradāt; bradāt pa ūdeni; čāpot, tuntuļot -
4 lance
1. noun(a weapon of former times with a long shaft or handle of wood, a spearhead and often a small flag.) šķēps; pīķis2. verb(to cut open (a boil etc) with a knife: The doctor lanced the boil on my neck.) griezt ar lanceti* * *pīķis, šķēps; harpūna, žebērklis; ar pīķi bruņots jātnieks; durt ar pīķi; mesties cīņā; griezt ar lanceti -
5 crossbow
noun (a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.) stops (ierocis)* * *stops
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the shaft — N. Amer. informal harsh or unfair treatment. → shaft … English new terms dictionary
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give the shaft — give (someone) the shaft American, informal get the shaft if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. They gave him the shaft he lost his job for no reason at all … New idioms dictionary
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