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  • 1 grip

    [ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb
    (to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) (cieši) satvert; saistīt (uzmanību)
    2. noun
    1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) (ciešs) tvēriens
    2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) ceļasoma
    3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) izpratne
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    - come to grips with
    - lose one's grip
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    tvēriens; kontrole, vara; izpratne; rokturis; ceļasoma; spīle, skava; hanteles; satvert; cieši satvert; izprast, aptvert; saistīt

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  • 2 good grip of the situation

    laba situācijas izpratne

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  • 3 steel

    [sti:l] 1. noun, adjective
    (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). tērauds; tērauda-
    2. verb
    (to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) iedrošināt sevi; nocietināties
    - steeliness
    - steel wool
    - steelworks
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    tērauds; zobens; tērauda plāksnīte; stiprums, stingrība; pārklāt ar tēraudu; nocietināt; tērauda; nelokāms, stingrs

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  • 4 relax

    [rə'læks]
    1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) atbrīvot, atslābināt
    2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) kļūt pielaidīgākam; liberalizēt
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    atslābināt; mazināt; mazināties, atslābt; atpūsties; kļūt pieļāvīgākam

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  • 5 cling

    [kliŋ]
    past tense, past participle - clung; verb
    ((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) pieķerties; pielipt; piekļauties; pieglausties
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    pielipt, pieķerties; piekļauties, pieglausties; cieši piegulēt; būt noturīgai, neizgaist; turēties tuvumā; palikt uzticīgam

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  • 6 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) satvert
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) aptvert
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) tvēriens
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) uztveres spēja; saprašana
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    tvēriens; vara; saprašana, uztveres spēja; satvert, sagrābt; tvert; saprast, aptvert

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  • 7 hold on

    1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) neatlaisties; turpināt; izturēt
    2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) pagaidi! pagaidīt

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  • 8 loosen

    1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) kļūt vaļīgam; atraisīt
    2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) atlaist vaļīgāk; atslābināt
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    atlaist vaļīgāk, atslābināt; kļūt vaļīgam, atslābt; izkustināt; atraisīt; uzirdināt; veicināt zarnu darbību

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  • 9 vice

    I noun
    (a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) skrūvspīles
    II noun
    1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) netikums
    2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) slikts ieradums
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    skrūvspīles; vice, vietnieks; netikums; defekts, trūkums

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  • 10 slacken

    1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) kļūt vaļīgākam; atslābt; atslābināt
    2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) samazināt slodzi; atlaist grožus vaļīgāk
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    atslābināt, palaist vaļīgāk; atslābt; palēnināt

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