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1 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) joks2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) joks2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) jokot2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) jokot•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *joks; jokot -
2 scream
[skri:m] 1. verb(to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) spalgi kliegt; spiegt2. noun1) (a loud, shrill cry or noise.)2) (a cause of laughter: She's an absolute scream.)* * *spiedziens, spalgs kliedziens; spalgs troksnis; jocīgs, cilvēks; joks; spalgi kliegt, spiegt; gaudot, kaukt -
3 explode
[ik'spləud] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) blow up with a loud noise: The bomb exploded; The police exploded the bomb where it could cause no damage.) eksplodēt, sprāgt; spridzināt2) (suddenly to show strong feeling: The teacher exploded with anger; The children exploded into laughter.) izplūst smieklos3) (to prove (a theory etc) wrong.) apgāzt (teoriju u.tml.)•- explosive 2. noun((a) material that is likely to explode: gelignite and other explosives.) sprāgstviela; spridzeklis* * *eksplodēt, sprāgt; spridzināt -
4 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) []provocēt; kaitināt2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) izraisīt, izsaukt3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) []provocēt; izaicināt•- provocative
- provocatively* * *izraisīt; ierosināt; provocēt; izprovocēt; aizkaitināt -
5 peal
[pi:l] 1. noun1) (the ringing of (a set of) bells.) zvanu skaņas, šķindoņa2) (a set of (usually church) bells.) zvanu spēle3) (a loud noise: peals of laughter/thunder.) [] šalts; [] grāviens2. verb(to (cause to) ring or sound loudly: Thunder pealed through the valley.) []grandēt; []zvanīt; []dārdēt* * *zvanu spēle; dārdiens, grāviens, rībiens; gāze, vētra, šalts; zvanīt; graut, rībēt, dārdēt -
6 produce
1. [prə'dju:s] verb1) (to bring out: She produced a letter from her pocket.) uzrādīt2) (to give birth to: A cow produces one or two calves a year.) atnesties3) (to cause: His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children.) radīt; izraisīt4) (to make or manufacture: The factory produces furniture.) ražot; izgatavot5) (to give or yield: The country produces enough food for the population.) ražot; dot ražu6) (to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc): The play was produced by Henry Dobson.) producēt; uzvest (lugu u.tml.); uzņemt (filmu)2. ['prodju:s] noun(something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms: agricultural/farm produce.) produkcija; ražojumi- producer- product
- production
- productive
- productivity* * *uzrādīt -
7 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) gredzens2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) gredzens; riņķis3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) aplis4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) rings; arēna5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda; kliķe2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) apņemt apkārt; ietvert aplī2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) apvilkt (ar apli)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) gredzenot•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvanīt2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) piezvanīt (pa telefonu)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) izsaukt ar zvanu4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) šķindēt5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) skanēt; pildīties ar skaņām6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) atskanēt; noskanēt2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvans; zvana skaņa2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) Es tev piezvanīšu.3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) iespaids; gaisotne; noskaņa•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *gredzens; zvans, zvanīšana; skaņa; aplis; cirka arēna; iespaids; rings; banda, kliķe; gadskārta; apņemt; apņemt apkārt; zvanīt; atskanēt, skanēt; gredzenot; ievilkt gredzenu degunā; griezt ripiņās -
8 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 -
9 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pakļauts; atkarīgs2. noun1) (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.) pavalstnieks2) (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; jautājums3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) mācību priekšmets; disciplīna4) (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; iemesls5) (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 priekšmets3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pakļaut; paverdzināt2) (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•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *jautājums, temats; cilvēks; pavalstnieks; mācību priekšmets, disciplīna; objekts, priekšmets; iemesls; līķis; subjekts; teikuma priekšmets; galvenā tēma; pakļaut; atkarīgs, pakļauts; padots, pakļauts -
10 double up
1) (to (cause to) bend or collapse suddenly at the waist: We (were) doubled up with laughter; He received a blow in the stomach which doubled him up.) locīties (aiz smiekliem); saliekties (aiz sāpēm)2) (to join up in pairs: There weren't enough desks, so some pupils had to double up.) izveidot pāri
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