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1 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ola2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ola3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) olšūna•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *ola; olšūna; granāta, bumba; puisis -
2 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ligzda; pūznis2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) ligzdot- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *ligzda, perēklis; miga, midzenis; kaktiņš; komplekts; ligzdot, vīt ligzdu; perēt; ievietot citu citā -
3 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) savāds; dīvains2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nepāra-3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) lieks, bez pāra4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) brīvs; gadījuma-•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *nepāra; atsevišķs; pārpalicis, lieks; brīvs; gadījuma; savāds, dīvains -
4 brood
[bru:d] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) perēt2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) pārdomāt2. noun(the number of young hatched at one time.) perējums* * *perējums; bērni, pēcnācēji; perēt; pārdomāt; savilkties; nokauties, perināt; nospiest, nomākt -
5 bumptious
(full of one's own importance: a very bumptious young man.) pašapzinīgs; uzpūtīgs* * *pašapzinīgs, augstprātīgs, iedomīgs -
6 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) būt piemērotam; iegūt tiesības2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) iegūt kvalifikāciju3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) (sekmīgi) piedalīties kvalifikācijas sacensībās4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) apzīmēt•- qualified
- qualifying* * *kvalificēt, apmācīt; iegūt kvalifikāciju, kvalificēties; kvalificēt, noteikt; ierobežot; mazināt; atšķaidīt; apzīmēt -
7 go places
(to be successful, especially in one's career: That young man is sure to go places.) gūt panākumus; tikt dzīvē uz augšu -
8 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) vienspēle2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) neprecējies cilvēks
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