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1 to try hard
neatlaidīgi pūlēties -
2 and
[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) un2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) un3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) un4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!)* * *un -
3 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) turēties/cīnīties pretī2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) cīnīties; karot3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) cīnīties/lauzties (uz priekšu; ārā u.tml.)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) cīņa* * *cīņa; piepūle; cīnīties; censties, pūlēties; izlauzties -
4 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) varēt2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) prast3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) drīkstēt4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) varētuII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) kanna; skārda trauks; konservu kārba2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) konservēt- canned- cannery* * *kanna; konservu kārba; skārda trauks, tvertne; dolārs; cietums; ateja; cisterna; konservēt; izslēgt no skolas; atlaist no darba; ierakstīt; varēt, prast, spēt; būt iespējamam; drīkstēt -
5 emulate
['emjuleit](to try hard to equal or be better than.) censties pārspēt* * *censties pārspēt, sacensties; līdzināties; pielīdzināties -
6 in one's mind's eye
(in one's imagination: If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.) iztēle* * *domās, iztēlē -
7 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) tiekties; censties* * *censties, tiekties -
8 harden
verb (to make or become hard: Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.) sacietēt; nocietināt (sirdi)* * *padarīt cietu; kļūt cietam, sacietēt; norūdīt; norūdīties; nocietināt -
9 however
1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) tomēr; taču2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) kā gan3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) lai cik; vienalga kā* * *lai cik, lai kā; taču, tomēr -
10 strive
past tense - strove; verb(to try very hard or struggle: He always strives to please his teacher.) censties; pūlēties* * *censties, pūlēties; cīnīties -
11 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) ļoti censties -
12 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) darīt visu iespējamo
См. также в других словарях:
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TRY HARD — … Useful english dictionary
try-hard — … Useful english dictionary
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