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1 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) A-līmenis (augstākā līmeņa eksāmens, vidusskolu beidzot)* * *augstākā līmeņa eksāmens -
2 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) atpakaļ vērsts2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) atpalicis; neattīstīts3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atpalicis; neattīstīts•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *atpakaļējs; atpalicis; novēlojies, vēlīns; negribīgs, gauss, kūtrs; kautrs, bikls; atpakaļ; atmuguriski, ačgārni -
3 borough
(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) [] pilsēta/rajons (ar savu pašvaldību)* * *neliela pilsēta; viens no pieciem Ņujorkas rajoniem -
4 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) smadzeņu noplūde* * *kvalificētu speciālistu aizplūšana uz ārzemēm; speciālistu aizplūšana -
5 cabinet
['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) skapītis (ar daudz atvilktnēm/nodalījumiem)2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) ministru kabinets* * *skapītis ar atvilktnēm; ministru kabinets, valdība; korpuss; dzesēšanas kamera -
6 carriage
['kæri‹]1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) transports; pārsūtīšana; maksa (par transportu/pārsūtīšanu)2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) vagons3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) ekipāža; rati; kariete4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) kamaniņas (rakstāmmašīnai)5) (posture; way of walking.) stāja; izturēšanās•* * *pārvadāšana, transports; maksa; ekipāža, rati; vagons; rāmis, šasija; kamaniņas, suports; lafete; stāja, izturēšanās -
7 carriageway
noun (especially in Britain, the part of a road used by cars etc: The overturned bus blocked the whole carriageway.)* * *brauktuve -
8 census
['sensəs]plural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) (iedzīvotāju) skaitīšana* * *skaitīšana -
9 Chancellor of the Exchequer
noun (the Finance Minister in Great Britain.) finanšu ministrs (Lielbritānijā)* * *finansu ministrs; finansu ministrs -
10 climate
1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) klimats2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) klimats•- climatic* * *klimats -
11 coinage
[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) naudas kalšana; jaunvārdu darināšana2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) naudas sistēma; nauda* * *naudas kalšana; naudas sistēma, nauda; jaunvārdu darināšana -
12 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) auksts2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) auksts3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) vēss; nelaipns; nejūtīgs2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) aukstums2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) saaukstēšanās•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *aukstums; saaukstēšanās; salts, auksts, vēss; nelaipns, vēss; nejūtīgs, vienaldzīgs; vājš; pilnīgi; noteikti; bez sagatavošanās -
13 continent
I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) kontinents2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) Eiropas kontinents•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) savaldīgs; saturētspējīgs* * *kontinents; mērens, atturīgs, savaldīgs -
14 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) kukurūza2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) kukurūza•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) varžacs* * *varžacs; grauds; labība, graudi; kukurūza; nauda; kandža; sālīt; granulēt; sēt kviešus; dīgt -
15 emigrate
['emiɡreit](to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) emigrēt- emigrant- emigration* * *emigrēt, izceļot -
16 English
['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angļu-2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) angļu valoda* * *angļu valoda; angļu -
17 export
1. [ek'spo:t] verb(to send (goods) to another country for sale: Jamaica exports bananas to Britain.) eksportēt2. ['ekspo:t] noun1) (the act or business of exporting: the export of rubber.) eksports2) (something which is exported: Paper is an important Swedish export.) eksportprece•- exporter* * *eksports; eksportprece; eksportēt, izvest -
18 gallon
['ɡælən](a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).) galons- gallons of- gallons* * *galons -
19 heather
['heðə](a plant with small purple or white flowers growing eg in hilly parts of Britain.) virši* * *virši -
20 highway code
(in Britain, (a booklet containing) a set of official rules for road users.) satiksmes noteikumi (Anglijā)* * *satiksmes noteikumi
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