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1 the stick and the carrot
draudi un pielabināšanās -
2 to get on the stick
ķerties pie lietas -
3 to give somebody the stick
iekaustīt kādu ar nūju -
4 to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
pārprast situāciju; nepareizi izprast kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
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5 to hand the short end of the stick
nostādīt neērtā stāvoklīEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to hand the short end of the stick
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6 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) pārprastEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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7 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) pārprastEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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8 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) []durt; pārdurt2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) iedurties3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) pielīmēt; pielipt; salipt4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) iestrēgt; iestigt; iesprūst•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) žagars2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) svečturi3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stublājs; garš gabals; stienītis•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *spieķis, nūja; žagars; zizlis; stienītis, gabals; rokturis; stulbenis; mēbeles; sērija; masts; liknis; iedurt; pielīmēt; pielipt; uzturēties, palikt; iestrēgt; izbāzt; nobāzt, iebāzt; paciest, izturēt; atbalstīt ar kociņu -
9 the establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) valsts pārvalde; valdošās aprindas* * *valdošā elite; valsts pamati; pārvaldes mehānisms; valdošās aprindas -
10 stick together
1) (to (cause to) be fastened together: We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.) sastiprināt; salipt2) ((of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other: They've stuck together all these years.) būt nešķiramiem draugiem; turēties kopā -
11 stick-in-the-mud
noun (a person who never does anything new.) stagnāts; atpalicis cilvēks* * *atpalicis cilvēks; atpalicis -
12 the big stick
spēka politika -
13 walking-stick
noun (a stick used (especially as an aid to balance) when walking: The old lady has been using a walking-stick since she hurt her leg.) spieķis* * *spieķis -
14 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) ātrumpārslēgs -
15 he upped the snake with a stick
viņš pacēla čūsku ar nūjuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he upped the snake with a stick
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16 to stick a paper on the table
nolikt papīru uz galda -
17 to stick a pin into the material
iedurt kniepadatu drēbēEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to stick a pin into the material
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18 to stick at work the whole day
palikt darbā visu dienu -
19 to stick in the mire
iekļūt ķezā -
20 to stick in the mud
būt atpalikušam; iestigt dubļos
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