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1 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) žogs2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) iežogot- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) paukoties2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izvairīties no atbildes•- fencing* * *žogs; zagtu mantu slēpējs; zagtu mantu slēptuve; iežogot; paukot; izvairīties no atbildes; pārvarēt šķērsli; slēpt zagtas mantas; iepriekš apstrādāt vēlētājus -
2 fence-mending
pozīciju nostiprināšana -
3 fence-season
taupāmais laiks -
4 fence-sitting
nogaidoša izturēšanās -
5 green fence
dzīvžogs -
6 quick-fence
dzīvžogs -
7 ring-fence
nožogojums -
8 snow fence
sniega aizsargs -
9 to come down on the right side of fence
pieslieties stiprākajai puseiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to come down on the right side of fence
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10 to fence in
iežogot -
11 to fence off
nožogot -
12 to ride one's horse at a fence
virzīt savu zirgu uz barjeru -
13 to sit on the fence
ieņemt nogaidošu pozīciju; izturēties nogaidoši -
14 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) velve; velvju telpa2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) velve; pagrabs3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) kapenes•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) lēciens (ar balstu)2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) pārlēkt* * *lēciens; velvēta telpa, velve; velvēt; lēkt; voltižēt -
15 alight
I past tense, past participle - alighted; verb1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) izkāpt; nokāpt2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) nolaistiesII adjective(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) degošs; gaišs; līksms* * *izkāpt, nokāpt; nolaisties; aizdedzināts, degošs; apgaismots, gaišs; līksms -
16 barbed wire
wire with sharp points at intervals: I tore my skirt on that barbed wire; (also adjective with hyphen) (a barbed-wire fence.) dzeloņstieple; dzeloņstieples-* * *dzeloņstieple; dzeloņstieple -
17 ditch
[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grāvis2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) pamest; atstāt* * *grāvis; tranšeja; rakt grāvi; tīrīt grāvi; atstāt, pamest; piespiedu kārtā nolaisties uz jūras -
18 enclosure
[-ʒə]1) (the act of enclosing.) iežogošana2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) iežogojums3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) pievienojums (vēstulei)* * *iežogota vieta, iežogojums; pievienojums; kamera, korpuss -
19 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) paplašināt; pagarināt2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) plesties3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) izstiept; pastiept (roku)4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) izrādīt (draudzību; palīdzību)•- extensive* * *izstiept; izstiepties; paplašināt, izplest; pagarināt; plesties; izrādīt; sasprindzināt spēkus -
20 fencing
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Fence — (f[e^]ns), n. [Abbrev. from defence.] 1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. [1913 Webster] Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fence — Fence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fenced} (f[e^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fencing} (f[e^]n s[i^]ng).] 1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. [1913 Webster] To fence my ear against thy sorceries. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fence — Fence, v. i. 1. To make a defense; to guard one s self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. [1913 Webster] Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fence — fence; fence·less; fence·row; fence·less·ness; of·fence; … English syllables
fence — [fens] n. [ME fens, aphetic for defens, DEFENSE] 1. Obs. a protection; defense 2. a barrier, as of wooden or metal posts, rails, wire mesh, etc., used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement 3. the art of self defense with foil, saber … English World dictionary
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fence — [n] barrier used to enclose a piece of land backstop, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, boards, chains, Cyclone, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stakes,… … New thesaurus
fence — ● fence nom masculin (anglais fence) Obstacle de steeple chase constitué par une barrière de planches … Encyclopédie Universelle
fence — [fens] verb [intransitive] informal LAW to buy and sell stolen goods: • The police suspect he has been fencing electronic equipment … Financial and business terms
fence in — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), confine, contain (enclose), enclose, encompass (surround), envelop … Law dictionary