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1 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma)2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izvairīties3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas)4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) (par gāzi) noplūst2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde)- escapism- escapist* * *bēgšana; izglābšanās; vairīšanās; noplūde; izlaide; izbēgt; izglābties; vairīties; noplūst; izgaist; izsprukt, izlauzties -
2 make a break for it
(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) censties aizbēgt -
3 to make one's escape
izbēgt -
4 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) nolaist zemē2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) piekrāpt; pamest nelaimē3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) saplacināt (izlaižot gaisu)4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) pagarināt; palaist garāku (tērpu) -
5 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) izpušķot (stāstījumu)2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) izrotāt; izgreznot•* * *izrotāt, izgreznot; izpušķot -
6 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) uguns; ugunskurs; ugunsgrēks2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) elektriskā krāsns3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) uguns4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) dedzība; aizrautība; kvēle5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) apšaude; uguns2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) apdedzināt (krāsnī; ceplī)2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) iekvēlināt; iejūsmināt3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) []šaut4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) []šaut5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) šaut; atklāt uguni6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) atlaist no darba•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *liesma, uguns; uguns, ugunskurs; ugunsgrēks; dedzība, kvēle; apšaude, uguns; aizdedzināt, pielikt uguni; aizdegties; kurināt, uzturēt uguni; šaut; iekvēlināt, iejūsmināt; kaltēt, apdedzināt; atlaist -
7 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) šaurs2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) grūts; knaps3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) aprobežots; ierobežots2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) sašaurināt; sašaurināties- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *visšaurākā vieta; sašaurināt; sašaurināties; šaurs; ierobežots, grūts; aprobežots; rūpīgs, sīks -
8 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) (rokas, kabatas) pulkstenis2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) sardze3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) sardze2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) skatīties; vērot2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) uzmanīt3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) uzmanīties; piesargāties4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) pieskatīt; apsargāt5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) būt nomodā; gaidīt•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *sardze, sargs; vērošana, novērošana, uzraudzība; rokas pulkstenis; naktspatruļa; novērot, sargāt, sardze
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