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1 to have one's feathers fussed
satraukties -
2 to singe one's feathers
apdedzināt pirkstus -
3 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) spalva2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) izrotāt/izklāt ar spalvām- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *spalva; apspalvojums; medījums; ieplaisājums; ierievis, ķīlis; izrotāt ar spalvām; izklāt ar spalvām; apspalvoties -
4 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) (par putniem) sakārtot/tīrīt spalvas2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) []posties; izdaiļoties* * *sakārtot, tīrīt; saposties -
5 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) sabužināt* * *kruzulis, volāns; virma, ņirboņa; jezga, kņada; piktums, īgnums; savirmot; sabužināt; sadusmot, satraukt; sadusmoties -
6 sprout
1. verb1) (to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc: The trees are sprouting new leaves.) dzīt (asnus); raisīt (lapas, pumpurus); dīgt; raisīties2) ((of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers: The young birds are sprouting their first feathers.) (par bārdu, ragiem u.tml.) izaugt2. noun(a new shoot or bud: bean sprouts.) dzinums* * *asns; rožu kāposti; jauniete, jaunietis; dīgt, dzīt asnus; uzaudzēt -
7 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) plikpaurains2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) bez spalvām (par dzīvniekiem)3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) neizpušķots; kails•- baldness- balding
- baldly* * *plikpaurains; bez spalvām, klajš, kails; neizpušķots, kails; neizteiksmīgs, bāls -
8 brilliant
['briljənt]1) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) mirdzošs; spožs2) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) lielisks; izcils•- brilliance* * *briljants; spīdošs, spožs, mirdzošs; spīdošs, izcils, lielisks -
9 crest
[krest]1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) sekste; cekuls2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) kore; (viļņa) mugura3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) spalvu pušķis (pie cepures)4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) emblēma•- crested* * *sekste, cekuls; krēpes; kore; mugura; jumta kore, čukurs; spalvu pušķis; īslaicīgs, jaudas maksimums, maksimums; vainagot; sasniegt virsotni -
10 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) (dīvāna) spilvens2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polsterējums; starplika2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) mīkstināt* * *spilvens; polsterējums; blīve, starplika; ietaupījums; aplikt ar spilveniem; polsterēt; noklusēt -
11 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka- downie®- downy* * *dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa -
12 downy
adjective (soft, like feathers: the baby's downy hair.) pūkains* * *mīksts, pūkains; paugurains; slīpēts, viltīgs -
13 duvet
['du:vei]((also downie®) a type of quilt stuffed with feathers, down etc, used on a bed instead of blankets.) dūnu (vai mākslīga materiāla) sega* * *dūnu sega; stepēta vējjaka -
14 feathery
1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) spalvains; spalvai līdzīgs2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) viegls; gaisīgs* * *spalvains; gaisīgs, viegls -
15 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) pūka2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) uzbužināt; sabozt (spalvas)2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) pieļaut kļūmi; (par aktieri) sajaukt tekstu•- fluffy* * *dūna, pūka; kļūme; slikti iestudēta loma; sabozt, uzbužināt; pieļaut kļūmi; slikti zināt lomu -
16 hackles
['hæklz](the hair on a dog's neck or the feathers on the neck of a farmyard cock.) (dzīvnieka, putna) kakla spalvas* * *kakla spalvas -
17 kingfisher
noun (a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.) zivju dzenis* * *zivju dzenis -
18 moult
[məult]((of birds, dogs or cats, snakes etc) to shed feathers, hair, a skin etc.) mest spalvu* * *spalvu mešana; mest spalvas -
19 parrot
['pærət](a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.) papagailis* * *papagailis; atkārtot kā papagailim -
20 peacock
['pi:kok]feminine - peahen; noun(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) pāvs* * *būt uzpūtīgam, pāvs; dižoties; dižoties kā pāvam
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