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21 deflate
[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) izlaist; izsūknēt (gaisu, gāzi)2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) mazināt (kāda iedomību)•* * *izsūknēt, izlaist; saplakt; apvaldīt; izdarīt deflāciju; pazemināt -
22 demoralize
(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralizēt* * *demoralizēt; graut disciplīnu, dezorganizēt -
23 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) laupīt drosmi/cerību2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) atņemt drosmi (kaut ko darīt)3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) atrunāt•* * *atņemt drosmi; zaudēt drosmi; atrunāt -
24 encourage
1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) uzmundrināt; iedrošināt2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) mudināt; skubināt•- encouragingly
- encouragement* * *iedrošināt; skubināt, mudināt; veicināt -
25 insecure
[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) nedrošs2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) nedrošs; nestabils•- insecurity* * *nestabils, nedrošs; riskants, nedrošs -
26 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) iedvesmot2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) iedvesmot; iedvest•* * *iedvest; iedvesmot -
27 morale
(the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc: In spite of the defeat, morale was still high.) noskaņojums; gars* * *morālais stāvoklis, noskaņojums -
28 poise
[poiz] 1. verb(to balance: He poised himself on the diving-board.) balansēt; turēt līdzsvaru2. noun1) (balance and control in bodily movement: Good poise is important for a dancer.) stāja2) (dignity and self-confidence: He lost his poise for a moment.) nosvērtība; paškontrole•- poised* * *līdzsvars; iznesība, stāja; paškontrole, nosvērtība; balansēt, līdzsvarot; turēt kādā stāvoklī; lidināties; lidināties gaisā -
29 sap
I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.) (auga) sulaII [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) novārdzināt; izsūkt* * *sula; sapa; iekalējs, zubrītājs; kalšana, zubrīšana; graušana; enerģija, spars; garlaicīgs darbs; gremzdi; asinis; muļķis; ēdamais; kalt, zubrīt; rakt sapu; notecināt sulu; novārdzināt, nomocīt; graut; gremzdot; palikt par muļķi -
30 seep
[si:p]((of liquids) to flow slowly eg through a very small opening: Blood seeped out through the bandage round his head; All his confidence seeped away.) []sūkties; mazināties; noplūst* * *sūkties; sūkties cauri; izplatīties -
31 self-assurance
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32 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) tricināt; trīcēt; drebēt2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) satriekt; iedragāt (ticību u.tml.)2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) Viņš sakratīja pudeli.2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) kokteilis•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *purināšana, kratīšana; drebuļi, trīsas; šoks, satricinājums; mirklis; sprauga, plaisa; zemestrīce; piena kokteilis; izturēšanās; trilleris; šeiks; kratīt, purināt; trīcēt, drebēt; saviļņot, satraukt; iedragāt, satricināt -
33 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) kautrīgs; nedrošs2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) kautrīgs; kaunīgs3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) bikls; tramīgs2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) satrūkties- shyly- shyness* * *metiens; mēģinājums; sviest, mest; mesties sāņus, satrūkties; vairīties; kautrīgs, bikls; piesardzīgs; tramīgs, bailīgs -
34 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) balsošana; balsstiesības; balss2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) balsot2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) nobalsot•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *balsošana; balss; balsu skaits; vēlēšanu biļetens; balsot; izlemt, izšķirt; likt priekšā, ierosināt -
35 waltz
[wo:l ] 1. noun((a piece of music for) a type of slow ballroom dance performed by couples: The band is playing a waltz; ( also adjective) waltz music.) valsis2. verb1) (to dance a waltz (with): Can you waltz?; He waltzed his partner round the room.) dejot valsi; valsēt2) (to move cheerfully or with confidence: He waltzed into the room and told us that he was getting married the next day.) []dejot; []lidot (no prieka u.tml.)* * *valsis; tīrais nieks, nieka lieta; dejot valsi, valsēt -
36 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) starp mums []English-Latvian dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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37 demoralise
(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralizēt -
38 wimp
[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) gļēvulis
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