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41 vacuum
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42 vertical
['və:tikəl](standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) vertikāls; statenisks* * *vertikāle; perpendikuls; vertikāls; perpendikulārs -
43 virtual
['ve:(r) uəl](almost (as described), though not exactly in every way: a virtual collapse of the economy.) virtuāls* * *faktisks, īsts -
44 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) bīstama situācija; par mata tiesu no nelaimes -
45 as for
(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) kas attiecas uz; attiecībā uz -
46 black out
(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) zaudēt samaņu -
47 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) gandrīz; tuvu pie; cieši2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) gandrīz; apmēram -
48 do for
(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) nobeigt -
49 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) pārbiedēt līdz nāveiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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50 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) atmest (paradumus u.tml.); pamest (mācības u.tml.)2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) atteikties no3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) padoties; atdot4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) veltīt (laiku)5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) uzskatīt par [] -
51 kill off
(to destroy completely: So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.) iznīcināt; izpostīt -
52 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) pārbiedēt līdz nāveiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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53 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) doties2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) pamudināt; ierosināt3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) izšaut -
54 subcontinent
(a mass of land almost the size of a continent, forming part of a larger mass of land: the Indian Subcontinent (= India, Pakistan and Bangladesh).) subkontinents -
55 well-nigh
(nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) gandrīz
См. также в других словарях:
almost — • During the next week Morel s temper was almost unbearable D. H. Lawrence, 1913. Almost has a special role in diluting or ‘downgrading’ adjectives and adverbs that express an extreme, as if the user wants to keep the notion at arm s length or to … Modern English usage
Almost — Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
almost — I adverb approximately, close to, nearly, on the brink of, on the verge of, scarcely, within sight of II index approximate, quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost as — index quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost — (adv.) O.E. eallmæst nearly all, for the most part, lit. mostly all; see ALL (Cf. all) + MOST (Cf. most). Modern form from 15c … Etymology dictionary
almost — *nearly, approximately, well nigh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
almost — [adv] nearly, very nearly about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just … New thesaurus
almost — ► ADVERB ▪ very nearly. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
almost — [ôl′mōst΄, ôl mōst′] adv. [OE eallmæst: see ALL & MOST] very nearly but not completely; all but … English World dictionary
almost — adverb very nearly but not completely: We ve almost finished. | We stayed there for almost a week. | almost every: They sold almost everything. | almost all: Almost all the children here speak two languages. | an almost impossible task | wines… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
almost — al|most [ ɔlmoust ] adverb *** nearly but not completely: Are you ready? Almost! I m just putting my shoes on. It s almost a year since she died. The baby s almost walking now. almost all: Almost all of the students here are from South America.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
