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1 sleeve
[sli:v]1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) piedurkne2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) apvāks; ievākojums3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) uzmava•- - sleeved- sleeveless
- have/keep something up one's sleeve
- have/keep up one's sleeve* * *piedurkne; apvāks; uzmava -
2 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) sasniegt; nonākt2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) aizsniegt3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) []sniegties; izstiept roku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) []dabūt; sazināties5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) lejtece* * *sasniedzamība; redzesloks; izstiepšana; platība, izplatījums; rīstīties; izstiept; aizsniegt; sasniegt; pasniegt; sniegties; stiepties, plesties; sazināties
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