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  • 1 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) īss
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) neliels; maza auguma-
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) īss
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) 20 centu par maz
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) trūcīgs; nepietiekams
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trausls
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) pēkšņi; spēji
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu
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    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list     3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of
    * * *
    īsums; īss patskanis; īsa zilbe; īsuma zīme; īsmetrāžas filma; īssavienojums; alkoholisks dzēriens; smalkas klijas; atkritumi; tuvlidojums; aprauts, strups; strups; īss; maza auguma; nepietiekams; drupans, trausls; stiprs; spēji, pēkšņi

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  • 2 short-tempered

    adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) viegli aizkaitināms; straujas dabas-
    * * *
    ātras dabas, strauja rakstura

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  • 3 at short notice

    (without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) tūlīt; nekavējoties
    * * *
    tūlīt; nekavējoties; nekavējoties

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  • 4 by a short head

    (by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) ar ļoti niecīgu pārsvaru
    * * *
    mazāk nekā par galvas tiesu

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  • 5 make short work of

    (to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) ātri tikt galā (ar kaut ko)

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  • 6 minute

    I ['minit] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minūte
    2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minūte
    3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) mirklis
    4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) brīdis
    5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) protokols
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    - the minute that
    - the minute
    - to the minute
    - up to the minute     II adjective
    1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) ļoti mazs, sīks
    2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) pedantisks; detalizēts
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    - minuteness
    * * *
    minūte; mirklis, brīdis; piezīme, uzmetums; protokols; aprēķināt laiku līdz minūtei; piezīmēt, atzīmēt; protokolēt; ļoti mazs, sīks; nenozīmīgs; detalizēts, sīks

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  • 7 flash

    [flæʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) uzliesmojums; zibsnis
    2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) acumirklis
    3) (a flashlight.) signāluguns; zibspuldze
    4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) īsas ziņas (radio, televīzijā)
    2. verb
    1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) uzzibsnīt; (pēkšņi) apgaismot; aizdedzināt
    2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) aizdrāzties; aizjoņot
    3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) (uz brīdi) parādīt
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    - flashy
    - flashily
    - flashlight
    * * *
    uzliesmojums; izpaudums; mirklis; acumirklis; īsas telegrāfa ziņas; ārišķīgs greznums; zagļu žargons; magnija uzliesmojums; eiforija, uzbudinājums; atsegšana; uzliesmot; apžilbināt, apgaismot; raidīt, mest; noraidīt ziņas; pavīdēt, uzplaiksnīt; atsegt dzimumorgānus; pēkšņs, spējš; kliedzošs, spilgts; elegants, smalks; zagļu, viltots, neīsts

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  • 8 flying visit

    (a very short, often unexpected, visit: She paid her mother a flying visit.) īslaicīgs apmeklējums
    * * *
    īslaicīgs apmeklējums; īslaicīga vizīte

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  • 9 instant

    ['instənt] 1. adjective
    1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tūlītējs; steidzams
    2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) šķīstošā kafija
    2. noun
    1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) mirklis; brīdis
    2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) mirklis; acumirklis
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    - this instant
    * * *
    acumirklis, brīdis; tūlītējs; steidzams, neatliekams; pašreizējs; ātri pagatavojams

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  • 10 moment

    ['məumənt]
    1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moments; brīdis
    2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moments
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    - momentarily
    - momentous
    - momentously
    - at the moment
    - the moment that
    - the moment
    * * *
    moments, brīdis, acumirklis; nozīmīgums, svarīgums; moments

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  • 11 a stone's throw

    (a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) akmens sviediena attālumā; ļoti tuvu

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  • 12 crewcut

    noun (a very short hairstyle.) ezītis (matu griezums)

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  • 13 dachshund

    (a type of small dog with a long body and very short legs.) taksis

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  • 14 no time (at all)

    (a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) īsu brīdi; neilgi

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  • 15 no time (at all)

    (a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) īsu brīdi; neilgi

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  • 16 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) aukla; virve
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) līnija; svītra
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) kontūra; aprise
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) grumba; rieva
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rinda; virkne
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) (teksta) rinda; īsa vēstulīte
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) izcelšanās; raduraksti
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) līnija; virziens; kurss
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) (dzelzceļa) līnija
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) (telefona, telegrāfa u.tml.) līnija
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) (teksta) rinda
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) maršruts
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) nodarbošanās; darbības lauks
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) frontes līnija; pozīcijas
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) nostādīt/sastāties rindā
    2) (to mark with lines.) vilkt līniju
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    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines     II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) []klāt
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) []oderēt
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    * * *
    līnija, svītra; virve, aukla; grumba, rieva; robežlīnija, robeža; aprises, kontūras; līnija; pozīcijas, frontes līnija; aktīvais kājnieku karaspēks, visas aktīvā karaspēka daļas; ierinda; rinda, virkne; ekvators; rinda; kurss, virziens; nostāja, rīcība; darbības lauks, nodarbošanās; raduraksti, izcelšanās; partija; konveijers; vilkt līniju; izoderēt; izklāt; nostādīt rindā; sastāties rindā; piebāzt, piepildīt

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  • 17 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) garš
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgs; ilgstošs
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) garš
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgs
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) ilgs; garš
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) sen; sen []
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgi
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) ilgoties
    - longingly
    * * *
    ilgs laiks; ilgoties; garš; ilgs, ilgstošs; tāls, attāls; sens; ilgi; pirms ilgāka laika, sen

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  • 18 quick

    [kwik] 1. adjective
    1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) ātrs; īss (laikā)
    2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) ātrs; veikls
    3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) tūlītējs; bez kavēšanās
    2. adverb
    (quickly: quick-frozen food.) ātri; strauji
    - quicken
    - quickness
    - quicklime
    - quicksands
    - quicksilver
    - quick-tempered
    - quick-witted
    - quick-wittedly
    - quick-wittedness
    * * *
    dzīvie; jutīga vieta; jūtas; būtība; raits, ātrs; attapīgs, apķērīgs, vērīgs; ātri, raiti

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  • 19 cram

    [kræm]
    past tense, past participle crammed - verb
    1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) piebāzt; pieblīvēt
    2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) piestūķēt
    3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) iemācīt; iekalt; sagatavot eksāmenam
    * * *
    pieblīvēt, piebāzt; pieēsties; iemācīties, iekalt; iemācīt; muldēt, melst

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  • 20 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) mesties; drāz-ties
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) mest; sviest
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) sagraut (cerības, plānus u.tml.)
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mešanās; drāšanās
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) (neliels) piejaukums
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) domuzīme; svītra
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) spars
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    - dash off
    * * *
    mešanās, drāšanās; rāviens; izrāviens; šļaksti; spars; triepiens, vilciens; piejaukums, nokrāsa; domuzīme, svītra; neizdošanās; sviest, mest; mesties, drāzties; sagraut; apšļākt; piejaukt, sajaukt; uzskicēt, uzmest; pasvītrot; apmulsināt; lādēt; nolādēt

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