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1 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) zirgs2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) (vingrošanas rīks) zirgs•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *zirgs; kavalērija; āži, steķi; heroīns -
2 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) no pirmavotaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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3 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) no pirmavotaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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4 straight from the horse's mouth
no drošiem avotiem; no pirmavotiemEnglish-Latvian dictionary > straight from the horse's mouth
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5 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) mugura2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) mugura3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) otrā puse; aizmugure4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) aizsargs (futbolā u.tml.)2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aizmugures; pakaļējais3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atpakaļ2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) sāņus3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) [] pret4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) [] pretī5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) pirms; agrāk4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) braukt atpakaļgaitā2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) atbalstīt3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) derēt•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.)- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *mugura; aizmugure, mugurpuse; otrā puse; atzveltne; ķīlis; aizsargs; atbalstīt; nostiprināt; subsidēt, finansēt; derēt, likt; kāpties atpakaļ; kāpt zirgā; piekļauties; indosēt; pakaļējais; pretējs; nokavēts, novecojis; atpakaļ; sāņus; pirms, agrāk -
6 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) ātrumsacīkstes2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) piedalīties ātrumsacīkstēs2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) skrieties; noskriet (kādu)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) traukties; drāzties•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rase2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rase3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) tauta[]; cilt[]s•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *sakne; ātrumsacīkstes; rase; dzimta, cilts; traukšanās; izcelsme; zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes; plūsma, straume; suga, šķirne; buķete; dzīves ceļš; aptvere; sacensties; piedalīties zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs; traukties; dzīt -
7 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) kautrīgs; nedrošs2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) kautrīgs; kaunīgs3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) bikls; tramīgs2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) satrūkties- shyly- shyness* * *metiens; mēģinājums; sviest, mest; mesties sāņus, satrūkties; vairīties; kautrīgs, bikls; piesardzīgs; tramīgs, bailīgs -
8 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) augsts2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) augsts; garš3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) liels; augsts4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) galvenais; augstāks5) (noble; good: high ideals.) augsts; cēls6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) (par vēju) stiprs7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) (par skaņu) spalgs; augsts8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) (par balsi) augsts9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) (par gaļu) iesmacis10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) vērtīgs2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) augstu; stipri- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izcelt; izgaismot- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) augsto tehnoloģiju-- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *augstākā pakāpe, maksimums; augsta spiediena josla, anticiklons; eiforija ar halucinācijām, narkotisks apdullums; augsts; augstāks, galvenais; stiprs, liels; dārgs, augsts; spalgs, griezīgs; līksms, jautrs; cēls, augsts; labākais, augstākais; lepns, krāšņs; straujš; iesmacis; iereibis, piedzēries; narkotiku apdullināts; augstu; spēcīgi, stipri; dārgi; krāšņi, lepni -
9 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) vērtēt (sacensībās)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) spriest; vērtēt4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arbitrs; eksperts3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) lietpratējs; pazinējs•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt -
10 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) garums; ilgums2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabals; atgriezums3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpusa) garums•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *garums; attālums; atgriezums, gabals; ilgums -
11 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) []skrāpēt; ieskrāpēt2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kasīt3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) iekasīt; iegriezt4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) izskrāpēt5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) izsvītrot no (dalībnieku) saraksta2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skramba; ieskrāpējums2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skramba3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) kopējs/vienlaicīgs starts•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *skramba; švīkāšana; čirkstēšana; kasīšanās; starta līnija; sacīkšu dalībnieks bez handikapa; spreijas; nauda; ieskrambāt; kasīt; kasīties; čirkstēt; izsvītrot no dalībnieku saraksta; uzšvīkāt; atteikties; steigā savākts -
12 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) bulta; aizbīdnis2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) skrūve (metālam)3) (a flash of lightning.) zibens spēriens4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) (audekla) baķis2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) aizbultēt; sastiprināt ar [] skrūvi2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) norīt nesakošļājot3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) aizbēgt; aizauļot•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue* * *bulta; aizbīdnis, aizšaujamais, bulta; zibens spēriens; baķis; nasta; bēgšana; atmešana, nodevība; sijāt; izsijāt; aizbultēt; sastiprināt ar bultām; aizauļot, aizbēgt, aizlaisties; norīt nesakošļājot; neatbalstīt savas partijas kandidātus, aiziet -
13 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) []kropļot2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) sakropļot; padarīt nederīgu2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) kroplis; invalīds* * *kroplis; kropļot; sakropļot; padarīt nederīgu -
14 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) raža; (lauks.) kultūra2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) pātaga3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) īsi apcirpti mati4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) guza2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) novākt ražu; apcirpt; nograuzt (zāli)- crop up* * *augoša labība; raža, birums; kultūra; īsi apcirpti mati; guza; daudzums; liels daudzums; kāts; dot ražu; novākt ražu; apdēstīt, apsēt; nograuzt, noganīt; apcirpt -
15 entitle
1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) dot tiesības; pilnvarot2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) likt virsrakstu; dot nosaukumu•* * *likt virsrakstu, dot nosaukumu; dot tiesības -
16 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) puse2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) puslaiks2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pus-2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pus-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) daļējs; nepilns3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pus-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) daļēji; gandrīz•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *daļa; pusgads, semestris; bērnu biļete par puscenu; puslaiks; puse; pus; nepilns, daļējs; pa pusei, pus -
17 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka; plauksta2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) [] rādītājs3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) Visi uz klāja!4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) palīdzēt5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) kārtis (spēlmaņa rokās)6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) plauksta (kā mērvienība)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rokraksts2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) padot; pasniegt2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) nodot (citam)•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *plauksta, roka; priekšķepa, priekškāja; rādītājs; spārns; rokraksts; kārtis, partija; plauksta; strādnieks; matrozis, komanda; stingra roka, vara; palīdzība, atbalsts; lietpratējs, meistars; izpildītājs, autors; paraksts; aplausi; padot, pasniegt; satīt -
18 horsehair
noun, adjective ((of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail: The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.) (zirgu) astri; sari* * *zirgu astri; saru drāna -
19 kick
[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) []spert; spārdīt; spārdīties2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) (par šauteni) atsist2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) spēriens2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) (šautenes) atsitiens3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) patīkams satraukums•- kick off
- kick up* * *spēriens; sitiens; atsitiens; patīkams satraukums; spars; grādi, stiprums; deva; spārdīt, spert; spārdīties; atsist; palēkties, atlēkt; celt traci; atmest -
20 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) skropsta2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) (pletnes, pātagas) sitiens; cirtiens3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) pletne; (pātagas) aukla, siksna2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) pātagot; sist (ar pletni)2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) piestiprināt; piesiet3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) (par asti) kulstīt; mētāt4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) (par lietu) gāzties•- lash out* * *pātaga, pletne, siksna; pletnes sitiens; šaustīšana, barga kritika; skropsta; sist pātagot; bargi kritizēt, šaustīt; piesiet, piestiprināt
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