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1 pressed for time
laika trūkuma dēļ -
2 be hard pressed
(to be in difficulties: He's hard pressed financially.) būt grūtā situācijā -
3 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) būt trūkumā; just trūkumu -
4 hard pressed
grūtībās; grūtā stāvoklī -
5 I'm hard pressed for time
man ir maz laika -
6 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) []spiest; []spiesties2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) []spiest3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) uzstāt; steidzināt4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) pieprasīt; uzstāt5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presēt; gludināt2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) iespiedmašīna3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prese; preses-4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnālisti5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prese; spiedne•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *spiešana; varmācīga vervēšana; rekvizēšana; spiediens; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; neatliekamība, steiga; siena skapis; gludināšana; prese; žurnālisti; izdevniecība, tipogrāfija; iespiešana; iespiedmašīna; prese, spiedne; varmācīgi vervēt; spiest; nospiest, uzspiest, piespiest; rekvizēt; steidzināt; spiesties, drūzmēties; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; gludināt; presēt; štancēt -
7 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) poga2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) (kontakta, zvana) poga2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) aizpogāt3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) aizkavēt (ar sarunām)* * *poga; krūšu nozīme; pumpurs -
8 cake
[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) kūka; torte2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) plācenis3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) gabals2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) aplipt; pārklāt* * *kēkss, kūka, torte; plācenis; gabals; nauda; biezi pārklāt; sakalst, sacietēt -
9 cheese
[ i:z]((any type of) a food prepared from the curd of milk and usually pressed into a mass or shape: Cheese is full of protein.) siers- cheesed off* * *siers; biezpiens; mākslots smaids -
10 elastic
[i'læstik] 1. adjective1) ((of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape: an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.) elastīgs2) (able to be changed or adapted: This is a fairly elastic arrangement.) pielāgojams; spējīgs pielāgoties2. noun(a type of cord containing strands of rubber: Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.) (ieveramā) gumija- elastic band* * *ieveramā gumija; zeķturis; elasts; atsperīgs, elastīgs; spējīgs pielāgoties -
11 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) atslēga2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) taustiņš3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) taustiņš4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) toņkārta5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) atrisinājums6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) atslēga; kods2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) galvenais; vadošais- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *kilograms; atslēga; taustiņš; atbilde, atrisinājums; kods, atslēga; toņkārta, tonalitāte, atslēga; ierievis, ķīlis; pārslēgs; uzskaņot; pielāgot, pieskaņot; nostiprināt ar ķīli, saķīlēt; vadošais, galvenais -
12 macaroni
[mækə'rəuni](a form of pasta, pressed out to form tubes, and dried: The macaroni is over-cooked.) makaroni* * *makaroni -
13 pleat
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14 potted
1) ((of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it: potted meat.) konservēts2) (contained in a pot: a potted plant.) podā augošs; poda-3) (brief; summarized: a potted history of Britain.) īss; saīsināts; adaptēts* * *konservēts; poda, podā augošs; adaptēts, īsināts; ierakstīts; piesūcies, pietempies -
15 sandstone
['sænstəun]noun (a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.) smilšakmens* * *smilšakmens -
16 snowball
noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) sniega pika* * *sniega pika; irbenāja zieds; pikoties; ātri pieaugt -
17 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mīksts2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) maigs; glāsmains3) (not loud: a soft voice.) maigs; liegs4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) maigs; mierīgs5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) nepietiekami stingrs6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) bezalkoholisks7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) bailīgs•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *vientiesis; mīksts; liegs, maigs; kluss; mierīgs; neizteikts, neskaidrs; atsaucīgs, līdzjūtīgs; silts, maigs; gļēvs; vājš; pamuļķīgs, vientiesīgs; bezalkoholisks; viegls; palatalizēts; lokans; mīksti; maigi; klusi; klusu!; lēnām! -
18 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) stulbenis2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sūcējs; sūkātājs3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) piesūceknis4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) piesūceknis5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) atzars* * *zīdējs; sūcējs; cukurgailītis; stulbenis; atzars; piesūceknis; iesūkšanas īscaurule -
19 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) vate -
20 press forward/on
(to continue (in spite of difficulties): She pressed on with her work.) neatlaidīgi turpināt
См. также в других словарях:
pressed — [ prest ] adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things you need: She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases, especially when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pressed — [prest] adj be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pressed — Press Press, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pressed — ap·pressed; com·pressed; cy·pressed; im·pressed; pressed; sup·pressed; un·pressed; com·pressed·ly; im·pressed·ly; sup·pressed·ly; … English syllables
pressed — [[t]pre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment. → See also hard pressed Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss?… … English dictionary
pressed — adj. pressed for time * * * [prest] pressed for time … Combinatory dictionary
pressed — adjective be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc: I m a bit pressed for time could you call back tomorrow? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pressed — UK [prest] / US adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things that you need She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases,… … English dictionary
pressed — прижал; прижатый pressed down прижал; прижатый to be pressed up быть прижатым друг к другу … English-Russian travelling dictionary
pressed — 1. verb contraction of impressed 2. adjective Under strain or deprivation. The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemys intentions than it was about the enemys capabilities … Wiktionary
pressed — adj. Pressed is used with these nouns: ↑flower … Collocations dictionary
