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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt -
2 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) dīks; nenodarbināts2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) slinks; laisks3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tukšs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) nepamatots2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) slinkot; slaistīties2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) strādāt tukšgaitā (par motoru)•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *slinkot, slaistīties; strādāt tukšgaitā; dīks, nenodarbināts; laisks, slinks; brīvs; nepamatots, tukšs; tukšgaitas -
3 timing
1) (the measuring of the amount of time taken.) laika skaitīšana; hronometrēšana2) (the regulating of speech or actions to achieve the best effect: All comedians should have a good sense of timing.) laika izjūta* * *piemērota laika izvēlēšanās; hronometrāža; laika noteikšana; laika koordinācija; aizdedzes laika noregulēšana
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