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1 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) skrējējs2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) sliece3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) atvase; dzinums* * *skrējējs; kurjers, izsūtāmais; rikšotājs; kontrabandists; celiņš; sliece; ložņaugs; rotors -
2 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pikets2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) sardze; postenis2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) piketēt; izlikt sardzi/posteņus2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.)* * *miets; pikets; patruļa, postenis, sardze; iežogot ar mietiem; piesiet pie mieta; piketēt; izvietot sardzi, patrulēt -
3 pioneer
1. noun1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pionieris, celmlauzis2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) celmlauzis2. verb(to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) būt celmlauzim, būt pirmajam* * *celmlauzis, pionieris; sapieris; būt celmlauzim, sagatavot ceļu -
4 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) stulbenis2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sūcējs; sūkātājs3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) piesūceknis4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) piesūceknis5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) atzars* * *zīdējs; sūcējs; cukurgailītis; stulbenis; atzars; piesūceknis; iesūkšanas īscaurule -
5 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nedaudz; mazliet2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nedaudz; daži3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) [] kāds; [] kaut cik4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) zināms; atsevišķs2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) pamatīgs; ievērojams2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) kaut kāds3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) apmēram; aptuveni3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nedaudz; zināmā mērā- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *kāds; kaut kāds; mazliet, nedaudz; krietni daudz; lielisks; mazliet; apmēram; dažs, kāds -
6 initial
[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) sākotnējs; sākuma-2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) iniciālis3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) parakstīt ar iniciāļiem; parafēt (līgumu)[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) ierosināt; ieviest; uzsākt
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) ievest (sabiedrībā)
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
iesācējs; jaunuzņemtais
- initiative* * *sākumburts; iniciāļi; parakstīt ar iniciāļiem; sākotnējs, sākuma -
7 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) otrs; otrais2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) vēl viens; otrs3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) otrs; zemākas pakāpes-2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) otrais; otrā vietā3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) otrais2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundants4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) atbalstīt5. noun(a secondary school.) vidusskola- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunde2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) mirklis; brītiņš* * *sekunde; palīgs; mirklis, moments; otrās godalgas ieguvējs; otrais datums; laba atzīme; otrās klases vagons; sekundants; otrās šķiras prece; rupja maluma milti; sekunda; komandēt; atbalstīt; apstiprināt; būt sekundantam; otrreizējs, otrs; otrais -
8 warden
['wo:dn]1) (the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc: The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel.) komendants2) ((also traffic warden) a person who controls parking and the flow of traffic in an area: If the (traffic) warden finds your car parked there you will be fined.) autoinspektors; ceļu policists3) ((American) the person in charge of a prison.) cietuma priekšnieks4) ((also game warden) a person who guards a game reserve.) medību teritorijas uzraugs* * *priekšnieks; direktors -
9 taker
noun (a person who takes (something) especially one who accepts an offer or takes a bet: I offered my friends my car, but there were no takers.) ņēmējs; pircējs; derību dalībnieks -
10 applicant
['æpli-]noun (a person who applies (for a job etc): There were two hundred applicants for the job.) pretendents; kandidāts* * *pretendents, reflektants, kandidāts, izmantošana -
11 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) papildspēki2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) dublējums3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) rezerves* * *dublēšana; kosmonauts dublieris; sastrēgums -
12 casualty
['kæʒuəlti]plural - casualties; noun(a person who is wounded or killed in a battle, accident etc: There were hundreds of casualties when the factory went on fire.) nelaimes gadījumā cietušais; kritušais* * *nelaimes gadījums; nelaimes gadījumā cietušais -
13 entrant
noun (one who enters (eg a competition): There were sixty entrants for the musical competition.) (sacīkstēm, konkursam u.tml.) pieteikts dalībnieks* * *ienācējs; iesācējs; reflektants; sacīkšu dalībnieks -
14 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) []sargāt2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) sargāt2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) sardze; aizsargs2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) apsardze3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) (vilciena) pavadonis4) (the act or duty of guarding.) modrība•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard* * *modrība; sardze; sardzesvīrs; gvarde; pavadonis; aizsargpozīcija; apsargāt; sargāt; aizsargāt; apvaldīt -
15 household
noun (the people who live together in a house, including their servants: How many people are there in this household?) ģimene; vienā mājā dzīvojošie* * *ģimene; saimniecība; mājsaimniecība -
16 houseman
noun (a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training.) slimnīcā dzīvojošs ārsts* * *slimnīcā dzīvojošs ārsts; apkalpotājs; ārāsviedējs; štata detektīvs; administrators -
17 immigrant
['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) imigrants, ieceļotājs* * *ieceļotājs, imigrants -
18 instrumentalist
[-'men-]noun (a person who plays a musical instrument: There are three instrumentalists and one singer in the group.) instrumentālists* * *instrumentālists -
19 jaywalker
['‹eiwo:kə](a person who walks carelessly among traffic: She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road - she's a jaywalker.) neuzmanīgs gājējs* * *neuzmanīgs gājējs -
20 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) atpalikt; kavēties2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) atpalikšana; kavēšanās* * *atpalikšana, kavēšanās; siltumizolācija; katordznieks; uzlikt siltumizolāciju; nosūtīt katorgā; atpalikt, kavēties
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