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1 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) grūts2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) grūti audzināms bērns•* * *grūts; smags -
2 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) viegls2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) vienkāršs3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) vienkāršs4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) tīrs; skaidrs5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) naivs; lētticīgs6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) ne visai gudrs; vientiesīgs•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *nesarežģīts, vienkāršs; nemākslots, dabisks; vientiesīgs; zemas kārtas, vienkāršs; īsts, skaidrs; ārstniecības augs -
3 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) viegls2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) viegls3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) nepiespiests; dabisks4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) nesteidzīgs; viegls* * *viegli veicams, viegls; ērts; nepiespiests, dabisks; nodrošināts; nolaidens, lēzens; nepieprasīts, nepastāvīgs; ērti, viegli; mierīgi -
4 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
5 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
6 think nothing of
(not to consider difficult, unusual etc: My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy.) uzskatīt par sīkumu -
7 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) tumšs; vāji apgaismots2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) mazpazīstams3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nesaprotams, miglains2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) aizsegt; aizēnot; aptumšot- obscurity* * *aizēnot, aptumšot; padarīt neskaidru; vāji apgaismots, tumšs; nespodrs, blāvs, neskaidrs; apslāpēts, nenoteikts; mazpazīstams, nepazīstams, nezināms; apslēpts -
8 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) stiprs; izturīgs2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) ciets; sīksts3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) izturīgs; sīksts4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) huligānisks5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) sīva konkurence2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) huligāns- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *huligāns; sīksts, ciets; stiprs, izturīgs; grūts, smags; neatlaidīgs, stūrgalvīgs; nepakļāvīgs, rupjš; neveiksmīgs; bandītisks, huligānisks; lielisks -
9 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) aplikt (ar nodokli u.tml.)2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) uzspiest; uztiept3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) uzbāzties; uzplīties•* * *aplikt; uztiept, uzspiest; uzplīties, uzbāzties; izmantot -
10 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) dzīvot; eksistēt2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) izturēt; izdzīvot3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) dzīvot; mājot4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) dzīvot5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) dzīvot; iztikt•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) uzturs; iztika- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) dzīvs2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) (par pārraidi) tiešs3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) enerģisks; darbīgs; (par šāviņu, bumbu u.tml.) neizšauts; nesprādzis4) (burning: a live coal.) degošs; liesmojošs; kvēlojošs2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) (par pārraidi) tieši- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *dzīvot, eksistēt; mājot, dzīvot; izdzīvot, izturēt; dzīvs; spēkpilns, darbīgs, enerģisks; aktuāls, svarīgs; degošs, liesmojošs; zemsprieguma; neizšauts; tiešs -
11 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stīvs; ciets2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stingrs; stīvs3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) biezs4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) grūts5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiprs; spēcīgs6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) oficiāls; formāls; vēss•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *līķis; muļķis; vekselis; viltota banknote; stīvs; biezs; nelokāms; stīvs, klīrīgs; grūts, smags; spēcīgs; stiprs; pārmērīgs; bargs; nepieņemams; galīgi, pilnīgi -
12 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) biezs2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) biezs3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) biezs4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) biezs5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) biezs6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pilns7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) stulbs; neaptēsts (par cilvēku)2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) biezums; biežņa- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *drūzma, burzma; stulbenis; biezs; trekns; piepildīts, pilns; biežs; aizsmacis; nesaprotams, neskaidrs; duļķains; apmācies; dumjš, stulbs; nešķirams; biezi, bieži -
13 awkward
['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) neveikls; lempīgs2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) neērts; neveikls•- awkwardness* * *lempīgs, neveikls; neērts, neveikls -
14 converse
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15 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) nedrošs; riskants2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) apšaubāms; negodīgs* * *manīgs, veikls; viltīgs; āķīgs -
16 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) iejaukt; ievilkt (nepatikšanās u.tml.)* * *sajaukt; iejaukt, ievilkt -
17 fastidious
(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) izvēlīgs; izlepis; izsmalcināts- fastidiousness* * *izlepis, izvēlīgs; izsmalcināts, smalks -
18 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.)* * *starpnieks; starpposms; vidēja gabarīta automobilis; starpprodukts; starp -
19 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) līmenis2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) līmenis; stāvs3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) līmeņrādis4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) līdzena virsma; līdzenums2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) līdzens2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) vienāds; vienādlīmeņa-3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) mierīgs; nosvērts3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nolīdzināt; nogludināt2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izlīdzināt3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) tēmēt; mērķēt4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) nolīdzināt līdz zemei; nopostīt•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *līmenis; līdzena virsma, līdzenums; līmeņrādis; nolīdzināt; nivelēt, noteikt augstumu; mērķēt, tēmēt; līdzens, horizontāls; vienādlīmeņa, vienāds; nosvērts, mierīgs; izturēts, nemainīgs; vienādā līmenī -
20 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) (izsaka nepieciešamību)2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) (izsaka ticamu iespējamību)3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) (izsaka nepieciešamību pienākuma/kārtības u.tml. dēļ)2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nepieciešamība; neatliekama vajadzība* * *pelējums; nenorūdzis vīnogu vīns; nepieciešamība
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