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1 enthusiasm
[in'Ɵju:ziæzəm](strong or passionate interest: He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans.) entuziasms- enthusiastic
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2 tide of enthusiasm
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3 to burn with enthusiasm
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4 to temper one's enthusiasm
apvaldīt savu sajūsmu -
5 we were carried away by his enthusiasm
mūs aizrāva viņa entuziasmsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > we were carried away by his enthusiasm
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6 with his characteristic enthusiasm
ar viņam raksturīgo aizrautībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > with his characteristic enthusiasm
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7 high spirits
(enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy: He's in high spirits today.) dzīvesprieks* * *lielisks garastāvoklis -
8 apathy
['æpəƟi](a lack of interest or enthusiasm: his apathy towards his work.) apātija; vienaldzība- apathetically* * *apātija, vienaldzība -
9 ardour
(enthusiasm; passion.) degsme; aizrautība* * *liels karstums, kvēle; aizrautība, degsme, kvēle -
10 chauvinism
['ʃəuvinizəm](unthinking enthusiasm for a particular country, cause etc.) šovinisms- chauvinistic
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11 craze
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12 curb
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13 dampen
1) (to make damp.) samitrināt2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) atvēsināt; mazināt* * *drēgnums, mitrums; raktuvju gāze; nomāktība, grūtsirdība; samitrināt; apslāpēt; atvēsināt; samazināt svārstību amplitūdu; slāpēt; amortizēt; mitrs, drēgns -
14 damper
1) (something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc: Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings.) nomākt, apslāpēt sajūsmu/interesi2) (a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove.) (krāsns) aizbīdnis* * *kurtuves aizbīdnis; klusinātājs, surdīne; demfers, slāpētājs; amortizators; bezrauga maize; uzkoda; kases atvilktne -
15 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) mesties; drāz-ties2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) mest; sviest3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) sagraut (cerības, plānus u.tml.)2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mešanās; drāšanās2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) (neliels) piejaukums3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) domuzīme; svītra4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) spars•- dashing- dash off* * *mešanās, drāšanās; rāviens; izrāviens; šļaksti; spars; triepiens, vilciens; piejaukums, nokrāsa; domuzīme, svītra; neizdošanās; sviest, mest; mesties, drāzties; sagraut; apšļākt; piejaukt, sajaukt; uzskicēt, uzmest; pasvītrot; apmulsināt; lādēt; nolādēt -
16 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vadīt (automašīnu)2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) []vest; transportēt (ar automašīnu)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) dzīt; trenkt4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) iesist; iedzīt (naglu u.tml.); izdarīt sitienu (golfa spēlē)5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) darbināt2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) izbraukums (ar automašīnu)2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) piebraucamais ceļš3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) spars4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaņa5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) sitiens (ar golfa nūju u.tml.)6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskdzinis•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *braukšana; izbraukums; piebraucamais ceļš; dzīšana, vajāšana; uzbrukums, trieciens; dzinulis; spars; kampaņa; sitiens; piedziņa, pievads, pārnesums; trenkt, dzīt; iedzīt; vadīt pajūgu; braukt, vadīt; transportēt, aizvest; darbināt; traukties, drāzties; novest; izbūvēt; pārslogot; atlikt -
17 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) uzņēmums; pasākums2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) iniciatīva; uzņēmība•* * *uzņēmums; pasākums; iniciatīva, uzņēmība -
18 enthuse
[in'Ɵju:z]1) (to be enthusiastic.) sajūsmināt; aizrauties2) (to fill with enthusiasm.) iejūsmināt* * *iejūsmināt, sajūsmināt -
19 enthusiast
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20 enthusiastic
adjective ((negative unenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval: an enthusiastic mountaineer.) sajūsmināts; aizrautīgs* * *pilns entuziasma, sajūsmināts
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enthusiasm — index ardor, compulsion (obsession), emotion, industry (activity), interest (concern), life … Law dictionary
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enthusiasm — [n] keen interest, excitement activity, ardency, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, élan, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fieriness, fire, flame, flare,… … New thesaurus
enthusiasm — ► NOUN 1) intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. 2) an object of such feelings. 3) archaic, derogatory religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration. ORIGIN Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous possessed by a god … English terms dictionary
enthusiasm — [en tho͞o′zē az΄əm, enthyo͞o′zē az΄əm; intho͞o′zē az΄əm, inthyo͞o′zē azəm] n. [Gr enthousiasmos < enthousiazein, to be inspired, be possessed by a god, inspire < enthous, entheos, possessed by a god < en , in + theos, god: see THEO ] 1.… … English World dictionary
enthusiasm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, enormous, extraordinary, immense, passionate, tremendous ▪ considerable, great ▪ little … Collocations dictionary
enthusiasm — en|thu|si|as|m W3 [ınˈθju:ziæzəm US ınˈθu: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: enthousiasmos, from entheos filled (by a god) with sudden strong abilities , from theos god ] 1.) [U] a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthusiasm — n. 1) to arouse, kindle, stir up enthusiasm 2) to demonstrate, display, show; radiate enthusiasm 3) to dampen smb. s enthusiasm 4) boundless, great, unbounded, unbridled, wild enthusiasm 5) enthusiasm for 6) the enthusiasm to + inf. (they had… … Combinatory dictionary
