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1 avoid
[ə'void](to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) izvairīties* * *izvairīties; anulēt, atcelt -
2 to avoid a failure
izbēgt no neveiksmes -
3 to avoid an agreement
anulēt līgumu -
4 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš -
5 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma)2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izvairīties3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas)4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) (par gāzi) noplūst2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde)- escapism- escapist* * *bēgšana; izglābšanās; vairīšanās; noplūde; izlaide; izbēgt; izglābties; vairīties; noplūst; izgaist; izsprukt, izlauzties -
6 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) pie; līdzās2) (past: going by the house.) garām3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pa4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) (norāda darbības veidu) ar6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) nejauši; gadījuma pēc7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) (norāda laiku) līdz8) (during the time of.) laikā9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) (norāda attiecību starp salīdzināmiem lielumiem) par10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) (norāda izmērus)11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (norāda svaru, garumu) pa12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) (norāda uz nodarbošanos) pēc2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blakus; netālu2) (past: A dog ran by.) garām3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) blakus; sāņus•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) apbraukt- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *līdzās, blakus; garām; caur, pie; līdz, pa ; no, ar -
7 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) konservatīvs; piesardzīgs2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) konservatīvs* * *konservatīvais; konservatīvs; apdomīgs, piesardzīgs -
8 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt -
9 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) mesties ap stūri2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) izlocīšanās; izvairīšanās2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) triks; viltīgs paņēmiens•- dodgy* * *izlocīšanās, izvairīšanās; viltīgs paņēmiens; māņu kustība; afēra; izlocīties, izvairīties -
10 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) projekts; skice; uzmetums2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) (personu) atlase3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) čeks; maksāšanas orderis4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) iesaukums (karadienestā)2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) sastādīt projektu; izdarīt uzmetumu2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) iesaukt (karadienestā)•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman* * *projekts; skice, uzmetums; maksāšanas orderis, čeks; iesaukums; atlase, izvēle; sastādīt projektu; uzskicēt; iesaukt; izdarīt atlasi, izvēlēties; kāst, filtrēt; izvilkt, izstiept -
11 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) ienirt; pagrūst (zem ūdens)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) izvairīties (no sitiena)II plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pīle2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pīle3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) (kriketā) nulles rezultāts•- duckling* * *pīle; izvairīšanās; buru audekls; ieniršana; drostaliņa; tanks-amfībija; izvairīties; ienirt -
12 economy
[i'konəmi]1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) taupība; ekonomija2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) saimniecība; saimniekošana; ekonomika•- economic- economical
- economically
- economics
- economist
- economize
- economise* * *saimniekošana, saimniecība; ekonomija, taupība; lēts; taupības -
13 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) izdzēst2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) turēties malā/sāņus* * *izdzēst -
14 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) izvairīties2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) nespēt atcerēties; iziet no prāta•- elusive* * *izvairīties; iziet no prāta -
15 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) izvairīties; izlocīties- evasion- evasive
- evasively
- evasiveness* * *izvairīties; apiet -
16 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) žogs2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) iežogot- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) paukoties2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izvairīties no atbildes•- fencing* * *žogs; zagtu mantu slēpējs; zagtu mantu slēptuve; iežogot; paukot; izvairīties no atbildes; pārvarēt šķērsli; slēpt zagtas mantas; iepriekš apstrādāt vēlētājus -
17 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) dzīvžogs2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) izvairīties (no tiešas atbildes)2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) nožogot ar dzīvžogu•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *dzīvžogs; aizsarglīdzeklis, nodrošinājums; nožogot ar dzīvžogu; nodrošināties; izvairīties -
18 infection
[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) inficēšanās2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infekcija* * *infekcija; aplipšana, inficēšanās -
19 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) slinks; laisks- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones* * *laisks, slinks; slinkumu veicinošs, bezdarbīgs; lēns -
20 malinger
[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) simulēt slimību* * *izlikties slimam, simulēt slimību
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