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  • 1 adverb

    ['ædvə:b]
    (a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) apstākļa vārds
    - adverbially
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    adverbs, apstākļa vārds

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  • 2 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt

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  • 3 file

    I 1. noun
    (a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) ierinda
    2. verb
    (to walk in a file: They filed across the road.) soļot kolonnā
    II 1. noun
    1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) aktu vāki
    2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) kartotēka
    3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) fails
    2. verb
    1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) iešūt (vākos); pievienot lietai; sakārtot kartotēkā
    2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) iesniegt; reģistrēt (dokumentus)
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    - filing cabinet III 1. noun
    (a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) vīle; (nagu) vīlīte
    2. verb
    (to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) vīlēt
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    vīle; aktu vāki, lieta; ierinda, rinda; kartotēka; vīlīte; slīpējums; komplekts; fails; slīpēts zellis; soļot kolonnā; iešūt, pievienot, reģistrēt; vīlēt; noslīpēt; sakārtot kartotēkā; nodot arhīvā; iesniegt; sniegt ziņojumu pa telefonu

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  • 4 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) (izsaka nepieciešamību)
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) (izsaka ticamu iespējamību)
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) (izsaka nepieciešamību pienākuma/kārtības u.tml. dēļ)
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nepieciešamība; neatliekama vajadzība
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    pelējums; nenorūdzis vīnogu vīns; nepieciešamība

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  • 5 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) doties ceļā
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) []sākt; sākties
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) iedarbināt; uzvilkt (pulksteni)
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) uzsākt; nodibināt; izveidot
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) starts; sākums
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) handikaps; priekšrocība
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    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with     II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) satrūkties; salēkties
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) satrūkšanās
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) šoks; pārsteigums
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    sākums; satrūkšanās; starts; handikaps, priekšrocība; iedarbināšana; pacelšanās; doties ceļā; sākt; sākties; satrūkties; pietrūkties kājās; pietrūkties; iedarbināt; dibināt; iztramdīt; sarobīties, samesties; atirt; dot starta signālu; startēt; pacelties

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  • 6 fence

    I 1. [fens] noun
    (a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) žogs
    2. verb
    (to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) iežogot
    II [fens] verb
    1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) paukoties
    2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izvairīties no atbildes
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    žogs; zagtu mantu slēpējs; zagtu mantu slēptuve; iežogot; paukot; izvairīties no atbildes; pārvarēt šķērsli; slēpt zagtas mantas; iepriekš apstrādāt vēlētājus

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  • 7 sand

    [sænd] 1. noun
    1) (a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc.) smiltis
    2) (an area of sand, especially on a beach: We lay on the sand.) smiltis; pludmale
    2. verb
    (to smooth with eg sand-paper: The floor should be sanded before you varnish it.) slīpēt/tīrīt ar smiltīm/smilšpapīru
    - sandbank
    - sandcastle
    - sandpaper     3. verb
    (to make smooth with sandpaper.) noslīpēt; notīrīt (ar smilšpapīru)
    - sandstone
    - sand-storm
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    smiltis, smilts; smilšaina pludmale; tuksnesis; dzīves laiks; izturība, enerģija; cukurs; apkaisīt ar smiltīm; tīrīt ar smiltīm; piejaukt smiltis

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  • 8 subject

    1. adjective
    ((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pakļauts; atkarīgs
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) pavalstnieks
    2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) temats; jautājums
    3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) mācību priekšmets; disciplīna
    4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) objekts; iemesls
    5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) teikuma priekšmets
    3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
    1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pakļaut; paverdzināt
    2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) pakļaut
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    - subjective
    - subjectively
    - subject matter
    - change the subject
    - subject to
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    jautājums, temats; cilvēks; pavalstnieks; mācību priekšmets, disciplīna; objekts, priekšmets; iemesls; līķis; subjekts; teikuma priekšmets; galvenā tēma; pakļaut; atkarīgs, pakļauts; padots, pakļauts

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  • 9 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) zeme; sauszeme; cietzeme
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) zeme; valsts
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zeme; augsne
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemesgabals; gruntsgabals
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) nolaisties; piezemēties
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) piestāt/izcelt krastā
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) nonākt (grūtībās u.tml.)
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    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) apvidus mašīna

    - landing-gear
    - landing-stage
    - landlocked
    - landlord
    - landmark
    - land mine
    - landowner
    - landslide
    - landslide victory
    - landslide
    - landslide defeat
    - land up
    - land with
    - see how the land lies
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    sauszeme, cietzeme, zeme; valsts, zeme; augsne, zeme; gruntsgabals, zemesgabals; piestāt krastā; izcelt krastā; izcelties krastā; nolaisties; sasniegt mērķi; trāpīt, iesist; izcīnīt, iegūt

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  • 10 stuff

    I noun
    1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) []viela; materiāls
    2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) grabažas; nieki
    3) (an old word for cloth.) audums
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    - that's the stuff! II verb
    1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) piebāzt; piekraut; pārēsties
    2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) pildīt
    3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) izbāzt; izgatavot izbāzeni
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    - stuff up
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    materiāls, viela; lietas, mantas; draņķis; izrīkošanās; nauda; zagta manta; heroīns, marihuāna; audums; piebāzt; izbāzt; aizbāzt; plombēt; pārbarot; pārēsties; apkrāpt; pildīt

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  • 11 advance

    1. verb
    1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) virzīties uz priekšu; progresēt
    2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) izmaksāt (avansu vai aizdevumu)
    2. noun
    1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) virzīšanās uz priekšu; progress
    2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) avanss; aizdevums
    3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) tuvošanās
    3. adjective
    1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) iepriekšējs
    2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) iepriekšējs
    3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avangarda-
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    - in advance
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    virzīšana uz priekšu; virzīšanās uz priekšu; progress, attīstība; avanss, aizdevums; paaugstinājums; iepriekšsagatavota reportāža; iepriekšējie pasākumi, iepriekšsagatavošanās; virzīšanās uz priekšu, uzbrukums; virzīt uz priekšu; virzīties uz priekšu; progresēt, attīstīties; uzlabot, sekmēt; avansēt, izmaksāt avansu, maksāt avansu; izvirzīt; celties; paaugstināt; veikt iepriekšējus pasākumus; virzīties uz priekšu, uzbrukt

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  • 12 eye

    1. noun
    1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) acs
    2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) (adatas u.tml.) acs
    3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) spēja saskatīt (kaut ko)
    2. verb
    (to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) vērot
    - eyebrow
    - eye-catching
    - eyelash
    - eyelet
    - eyelid
    - eye-opener
    - eye-piece
    - eyeshadow
    - eyesight
    - eyesore
    - eye-witness
    - before/under one's very eyes
    - be up to the eyes in
    - close one's eyes to
    - in the eyes of
    - keep an eye on
    - lay/set eyes on
    - raise one's eyebrows
    - see eye to eye
    - with an eye to something
    - with one's eyes open
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    skatiens; viedoklis; acs; acojamais pumpurs, acs; privātdetektīvs; gaismas acs; uzmanīgi skatīties, vērot

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  • 13 kill

    [kil] 1. verb
    (to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) nogalināt; nonāvēt; iznīcināt
    2. noun
    (an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) medīšana; medījums
    - kill off
    - kill time
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    medījums; nonāvēt, nogalināt; izpostīt, iznīcināt; izgāzt; pārsteigt, satriekt; iztukšot

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  • 14 scoop

    [sku:p] 1. noun
    1) (any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc: a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.) liekšķere; lāpstiņa; smeļamais kausiņš
    2) ((also scoopful) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.) ņēmiens; grābiens; sauja
    3) (a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.) sensacionāla ziņa
    2. verb
    (to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.) saņemt; sasmelt; sagrābt
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    liekšķere; smeļamais kauss; kauss; smelšana; sensacionāls jaunums; apsteigt, gūt lielu peļņu, izdobt, izgrebt, izrakt, izsmelt, lielais laimests, rakt

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  • 15 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) gaidīt
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) gaidīt
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) apkalpot (pie galda)
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) gaidīšana
    - waiting-list
    - waiting-room
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    gaidīšana; nogaidīšana, vilcināšanās; slēpnis; gaidīt; pagaidīt, nogaidīt; apkalpot

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  • 16 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt
    3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa
    3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it
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    lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt

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  • 17 seal

    I 1. [si:l] noun
    1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) zīmogs
    2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) zīmoglaka; plombe
    3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) izolācija
    2. verb
    1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) []zīmogot
    2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) aizzīmogot; hermētiski noslēgt; izolēt
    3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) izlemt; izšķirt
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    - seal of approval
    - seal off
    - set one's seal to     II [si:l] noun
    (any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) ronis
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    ronis; zīmogs; apstiprinājums; kotikāda; roņāda; izolācija; aizslēgs, aizvars; virzuļa gredzens; medīt roņus; apzīmogot; aizzīmogot; cieši noslēgt; apstiprināt; izšķirt, nolemt

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  • 18 blot

    [blot] 1. noun
    1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) traips
    2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) trūkums; vaina
    2. verb
    1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) notraipīt; aptraipīt
    2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) nosusināt (ar dzēšlapu)
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    - blotting-paper
    - blot one's copybook
    - blot out
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    traips; kauna traips, traips, vaina, trūkums; notraipīt; aptraipīt; nosusināt

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  • 19 handle

    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) rokturis; kāts; spals
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ņemt/turēt rokās
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) izturēties
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) tirgot
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) apieties; rīkoties
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    - handler
    - handlebars
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    kāts, rokturis, spals; ņemt rokās; apieties, rīkoties; izturēties; regulēt, vadīt; traktēt, aplūkot; tirgot

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  • 20 labour

    ['leibə] 1. noun
    1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) [] darbs
    2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) darbaspēks; strādnieki
    3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) dzemdības; dzemdību sāpes
    4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) leiboristu partija (Lielbritānijā)
    2. verb
    1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) []strādāt
    2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) pūlēties; mocīties; ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu
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    - laboriously
    - laboriousness
    - labourer
    - labour court
    - labour dispute
    - labour-saving
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    pūles, darbs; strādnieku šķira, strādnieki, darbaspēks

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