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(chess+etc)

  • 1 his etc shame

    (it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that: To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.) man (tev u.tml.) par kaunu

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  • 2 mate

    [meit] 1. verb
    1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) pārot; pāroties
    2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) pieteikt matu
    2. noun
    1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) tēviņš; mātīte
    2) (a husband or wife.) dzīvesbiedrs; dzīvesbiedre
    3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) draugs; biedrs
    4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) palīgs
    5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) kapteiņa palīgs
    6) (in chess, checkmate.) mats
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    mats; biedrs; draugs; palīgs; dzīvesbiedre, dzīvesbiedrs; tēviņš, mātīte; kapteiņa palīgs; salāgota detaļa; pieteikt matu; saprecināt; pāroties; samesties kopā, saieties; sajūgt, salāgot

    English-Latvian dictionary > mate

  • 3 piece

    [pi:s] 1. noun
    1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) gabals; daļa
    2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) (papīra) lapa; ziņa
    3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) (literārs, mākslas u.tml.) darbs
    4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) monēta
    5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) (spēles) figūra; kauliņš
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    2. adjective
    (done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) pakāpenisks; veikts pa daļām
    - go all to pieces
    - go to pieces
    - in pieces
    - piece together
    - to pieces
    * * *
    gabals, daļa; darbs; monēta, naudas gabals; figūra; šaujamierocis; meiča; salikt pa gabaliem, savienot; lāpīt; salāpīt; savienot diegus

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  • 4 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) []rādīt
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) būt []redzamam
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rādīt; izstādīt; demonstrēt
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) norādīt; parādīt
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) aizvest; pavadīt; izrādīt
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) demonstrēt; parādīt
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) pierādīt
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) izrādīt; veltīt
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) izstāde; izrāde
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrēšana; izrādīšana
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) izlikšanās; tēlošana
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) izskats; iespaids
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) centieni; (sportā) līdzdalība; starts
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    demonstrēšana, parādīšana; skate, izstāde; izrāde; izlikšanās; izpausme, pazīme; ārēja greznība, ārišķība; izdevība, iespēja; pasākums; kampaņa, kauja; demonstrēt, parādīt; pierādīt; aizvest; būt redzamam, parādīties; tikt izrādītam

    English-Latvian dictionary > show

  • 5 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) pārbaudīt; kontrolēt
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) pārbaudīt
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) apstādināt; aizturēt; iegrožot
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) pārbaudīšana; kontrole
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) kontrole; ierobežojumi
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šahs (spēlē)
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) rūtis (uz auduma)
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kvīts; talons
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) rēķins (restorānā)
    7) ((American) a cheque.) čeks
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    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate     3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) pieteikt matu (šahā)
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up
    * * *
    šahs; rūtains audums; rūtiņa; pēkšņa apstāšanās, kavēklis; iegrožošana, savaldīšana; kontrole; kāsītis; numurs; slēgvārsts, noslēgvārstulis; rēķins; marka; pieteikt šahu; apstādināt, aizturēt; savaldīt, iegrožot; kontrolēt; atstāt glabāšanā

    English-Latvian dictionary > check

  • 6 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) sērkociņš
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) sacīkstes, mačs
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) līdzvērtīgs pretinieks
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) precības, partija (precībās)
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) saskaņoties, piestāvēt
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) []mērot
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    - matchless
    - matchmaker
    * * *
    sērkociņš; pāris, līdzinieks; deglis; precības; mačs, sacīkstes; pieskaņot; harmonēt, saskanēt; izprecināt, saprecināt; mēroties, līdzināties

    English-Latvian dictionary > match

  • 7 pawn

    [po:n] 1. verb
    (to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) ieķīlāt
    2. noun
    1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) bandinieks
    2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) marionete; pakalpiņš
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    - pawnshop
    - in pawn
    * * *
    ķīla; bandinieks; ierocis, marionete; ieķīlāt

    English-Latvian dictionary > pawn

  • 8 rival

    1. noun
    (a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) konkurents; sāncensis
    2. verb
    (to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) konkurēt; sacensties; būt pārākam
    * * *
    konkurents, sāncensis; pretinieks; konkurēt, sacensties; konkurējošs

    English-Latvian dictionary > rival

  • 9 stalemate

    ['steilmeit]
    1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) (šahā) pats
    2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) strupceļš
    * * *
    pats; strupceļš

    English-Latvian dictionary > stalemate

  • 10 war of nerves

    (a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) nervu karš
    * * *
    nervu karš

    English-Latvian dictionary > war of nerves

  • 11 to my

    (it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that: To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.) man (tev u.tml.) par kaunu

    English-Latvian dictionary > to my

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