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  • 1 the story goes

    (people say: He has been in jail or so the story goes.) stāsta, ka

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  • 2 the story gets more and more exciting

    stāsts kļūst aizvien aizraujošāks

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  • 3 the story goes that ...

    teika stāsta, ka...

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  • 4 there is no trace of truth in the story

    stāstā nav ne mazākās patiesības

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  • 5 to add spice to the story

    atdzīvināt stāstu

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  • 6 story

    I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun
    1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) stāsts; stāstījums
    2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) blēņas; pasakas; nieki
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    - a tall story II see storey
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    stāsts; stāstījums; fabula, sižets; meli; laikraksta materiāls

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  • 7 the long and the short of it

    (the whole story in a few words.) vārdu sakot
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    vārdu sakot; vārdu sakot

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  • 8 cover story

    noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) galvenais stāsts (žurnālā)

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  • 9 (straight) from the horse's mouth

    (from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) no pirmavota

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  • 10 (straight) from the horse's mouth

    (from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) no pirmavota

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  • 11 that is the whole story

    tas arī viss

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  • 12 to cut the long story short

    vārdu sakot

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  • 13 to gather up the thread of a story

    uztvert stāsta pavedienu

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  • 14 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) griezt; grozīt; vīties; līkumot
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) savīt; apvīt
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) izgriezt; izliekt; izkropļot
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) griešanās; grozīšana; vīšana; līkumošana
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ripiņa; šķēlīte; piedeva
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) cilpa; mezgls; savijums
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) pēkšņa pārmaiņa; pagrieziens
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    - twister
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    savīšana, sagriešana; aukla; savijums; pītā maize; līkums, izliekums; izkropļojums; izmežģījums; īpatnība; pārmaiņa; krāpšana; tvists; ēstgriba; sajaukts dzēriens; vērpe; sagriezt, savīt; sagriezties, savīties; locīties, vīties; izgriezt; izmežģīt; izkropļot; dejot tvistu; piemānīt

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  • 15 figure

    ['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun
    1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figūra; augums
    2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) (ģeometriska) figūra
    3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cipars
    4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) zīmējums; diagramma
    2. verb
    1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurēt, parādīties
    2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) aprēķināt; iedomāties
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    - figuratively
    - figurehead
    - figure of speech
    - figure out
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    augums, figūra; personība; statuja, portrets, attēls; ilustrācija, zīmējums, diagramma; cipars; aritmētika; figūra, ķermenis; retoriska figūra, trops; figūra, solis; raksts; cena; attēlot; iztēloties, iedomāties; figurēt; apzīmēt ar cipariem; aprēķināt; izrotāt ar rakstiem

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  • 16 embellish

    [im'beliʃ]
    1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) izpušķot (stāstījumu)
    2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) izrotāt; izgreznot
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    * * *
    izrotāt, izgreznot; izpušķot

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  • 17 life

    plural - lives; noun
    1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) dzīvība
    2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) dzīve; mūžs
    3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) dzīvīgums
    4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) dzīvesveids
    5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) dzīves posms
    6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) dzīvība
    7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biogrāfija; dzīves apraksts
    8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) mūža ieslodzījums
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    - lifelike
    - life-and-death
    - lifebelt
    - lifeboat
    - lifebuoy
    - life-cycle
    - life expectancy
    - lifeguard
    - life-jacket
    - lifeline
    - lifelong
    - life-saving
    - life-sized
    - life-size
    - lifetime
    - as large as life
    - bring to life
    - come to life
    - for life
    - the life and soul of the party
    - not for the life of me
    - not on your life!
    - take life
    - take one's life
    - take one's life in one's hands
    - to the life
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    dzīve; dzīvība; dabiskais lielums; dzīvīgums, enerģija; dzīves apraksts, biogrāfija; sabiedriskā dzīve, sabiedrība; dzīvesveids; kalpošanas laiks, mūžs

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  • 18 fire

    1. noun
    1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) uguns; ugunskurs; ugunsgrēks
    2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) elektriskā krāsns
    3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) uguns
    4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) dedzība; aizrautība; kvēle
    5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) apšaude; uguns
    2. verb
    1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) apdedzināt (krāsnī; ceplī)
    2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) iekvēlināt; iejūsmināt
    3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) []šaut
    4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) []šaut
    5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) šaut; atklāt uguni
    6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) atlaist no darba
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    - firearm
    - fire-brigade
    - fire-cracker
    - fire-engine
    - fire-escape
    - fire-extinguisher
    - fire-guard
    - fireman
    - fireplace
    - fireproof
    - fireside
    - fire-station
    - firewood
    - firework
    - firing-squad
    - catch fire
    - on fire
    - open fire
    - play with fire
    - set fire to something / set something on fire
    - set fire to / set something on fire
    - set fire to something / set on fire
    - set fire to / set on fire
    - under fire
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    liesma, uguns; uguns, ugunskurs; ugunsgrēks; dedzība, kvēle; apšaude, uguns; aizdedzināt, pielikt uguni; aizdegties; kurināt, uzturēt uguni; šaut; iekvēlināt, iejūsmināt; kaltēt, apdedzināt; atlaist

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  • 19 first-hand

    adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) tieši; no pirmavota
    * * *
    tiešs; tieši

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  • 20 main

    [mein] 1. adjective
    (chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) galvenais
    2. noun
    ((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) maģistrāle
    - mainland
    - mainspring
    - mainstream
    * * *
    maģistrāle; atklāta jūra; pamata, galvenais

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