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1 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) negribēt pat dzirdēt -
2 he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth
viņš izskatās tā, it kā nespētu mušu no deguna nodzītEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth
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3 I would not touch him with a barge-pole
man pat riebjas skatīties uz viņuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I would not touch him with a barge-pole
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4 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') pilnīgi neiespējami!* * *pilnīgi neiespējami! -
5 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) negribēt pat dzirdēt -
6 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) projām2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) prom; projām3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) (Izsaka izzušanu, izgaišanu.)4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) vienā laidā5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) (spēle) izbraukumā* * *spēle izbraukumā; uzvara svešā laukumā; klāt neesošs; projām, tālu; projām, prom -
7 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) dzirdēt2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) uzklausīt; (tiesā) noklausīties3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) uzzināt; dzirdēt; saņemt ziņas•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *dzirdēt; dabūt dzirdēt, uzzināt; klausīties; saņemt ziņas; iztiesāt -
8 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorija2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorija•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *teorija; pieņēmums -
9 for fear of
(so as not to: She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold.) baidoties -
10 adhesion
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11 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) pilnvara; tiesības2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) autoritāte; speciālists3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) varas institūcijas4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autoritāte•- authoritative* * *tiesības, vara; tiesības, pilnvara; varas orgāni; pārvalde, nodaļa; autoritāte, ietekme; autoritāte, speciālists; autoritatīvs avots; avots -
12 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) kompass2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) cirkulis3) (scope or range.) diapazons; apjoms•* * *kompass; apkārtmērs; diapazons; apjoms, robeža; realizēt, sasniegt; panākt -
13 constitutional
adjective (legal according to a given constitution: The proposed change would not be constitutional.) konstitucionāls* * *pastaiga; konstitucionāls; struktūras -
14 crust
1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) [] garoza2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) virsējā kārta; pārlējums (sacepumam, plātsmaizei)3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) [] garoza•- crusty- crustily
- crustiness* * *garoza; sērsna; krevele; pārklāties ar garozu -
15 dignified
((negative undignified) stately, serious or showing dignity: She decided that it would not be dignified to run for the bus.) cienīgs* * *cienīgs -
16 dishonesty
noun (the state or quality of being dishonest: I would not have expected such dishonesty from him.) negodīgums* * *negodīgums, nekrietnums -
17 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) tā kā* * *ievērojot, ka, tā kā -
18 informant
noun (someone who tells or informs: He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been.) informators; informētājs* * *informators, informētājs -
19 knowingly
1) (in a knowing manner: She smiled knowingly.) zinoši; saprotoši2) (deliberately or on purpose: He would not knowingly insult her.) apzināti* * *ar nodomu, apzināti; saprotoši, zinoši; prasmīgi, veikli -
20 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) lakta2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) augsta atrašanās vieta2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) tupēt (laktā, uz zara)2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) uzsēdināt; uztupties* * *asaris; lakta; augsts stāvoklis; uzlaisties uz laktas; uzrausties, uzrāpties
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