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1 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) uzlabojums; uzlabošanās2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) uzlabošana; pilnveidošana* * *pilnveidošana, uzlabošana; uzlabojums; ērtības; pārveidojumi -
2 capable of improvement
labojams -
3 there is room for improvement
varētu būt labāk -
4 alleviate
[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) atvieglot; remdēt* * *atvieglot, remdēt -
5 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultūra2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) kultūra3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) kultūra4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) kultūra5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) audzēšana•- cultural- cultured* * *kultūra; agrotehnika -
6 disputable
adjective (able to be argued about: Whether this change was an improvement is disputable.) diskutējams; apstrīdams* * *diskutējams, apstrīdams -
7 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) kaut ko apšaubīt2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) šaubīgs; apšaubāms3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) neskaidrs; apšaubāms4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) šaubīgs; aizdomīgs* * *apšaubāms; nenoteikts, neskaidrs; aizdomīgs, šaubīgs -
8 dramatic
[drə'mætik]1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramatisks2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) iespaidīgs; teatrāls3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) emocionāls* * *dramatisks; teātra -
9 improve
[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) uzlabot; pilnveidot; uzlaboties; pilnveidoties- improve on* * *pilnveidot, uzlabot; pilnveidoties, uzlaboties; izmantot; veikt meliorāciju -
10 marginal
adjective (small and almost non-existent or unimportant: a marginal improvement.) niecīgs; mazs* * *kritisks, izšķirošs; margināls -
11 marked
adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) ievērojams; acīm redzams* * *apzīmēts, iezīmēts; acīm redzams, izteikts -
12 obvious
['obviəs](easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) acīm redzams; nepārprotams* * *acīm redzams, nepārprotams, skaidrs -
13 progress
1. ['prəuɡres, ]( American[) 'pro-] noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) progress; attīstība2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) panākumi; sekmes2. [prə'ɡres] verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) virzīties uz priekšu2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) progresēt; gūt panākumus•3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.) ilgstošais laiks- progressiveness
- in progress* * *virzīties uz priekšu; progresēt, attīstīties; gūt panākumus; progress, attīstība; sekmes, panākumi; norise, gaita -
14 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) sapulcināt; []pulcēties2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) pulcēties; vienoties3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) atlabt; atgūties2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) saiets; mītiņš; manifestācija2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rallijs3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) atlabšana4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) ilgstoša bumbiņas atsišana•* * *manifestācija, mītiņš; atspirgšana; apvienošanās; rallijs; ilgstoša bumbiņas atsišana; pajokoties, pazoboties; pulcināt; sapulcināt; apvienot, atspirgt; apvienoties, pulcēties -
15 refinement
1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) galantums; izsmalcinātība2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) uzlabojums* * *rafinēšana, attīrīšana; bagātināšana; izsmalcinātība, smalkums; uzlabojums -
16 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) []labot; pāraudzināt2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) laboties2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reforma2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma, uzlabojums•- reformed
- reformer* * *reforma; labot; pārveidot; pārkārtot; reformēt; laboties; pārkārtoties -
17 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) istaba2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) vieta3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) iespēja•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate* * *istaba; dzīvoklis; telpa, vieta; iespēja; dzīvot, mitināties; izmitināt -
18 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (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.) []rādīt2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) būt []redzamam3) (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; demonstrēt4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) norādīt; parādīt5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) aizvest; pavadīt; izrādīt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) demonstrēt; parādīt7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) pierādīt8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) izrādīt; veltīt2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) izstāde; izrāde2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrēšana; izrādīšana3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) izlikšanās; tēlošana4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) izskats; iespaids5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) centieni; (sportā) līdzdalība; starts•- showy- 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 -
19 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt
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