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1 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenēt, nosusināt2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) notecēt; aizplūst3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) nosusināt; notecināt; tecēt4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) iztukšot5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izsūkt (spēkus u.tml.)2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drena; novadcaurule; noteka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) (spēku, naudas) tērētājs; izsūcējs•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *drena, novadcaurule; kanalizācijas caurule; kanalizācijas sistēma; drenāžas caurulīte; izsīkums; aizplūšana; glāzīte, malks; drenēt, nosusināt; nožāvēt; drenēt; izdzert tukšu, iztukšot; izsūkt -
2 drain plug
aizbāznis -
3 drain tile
māla drenāžas caurule -
4 drain-away
speciālistu aizplūšana -
5 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 -
6 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) pazušanā* * *tukšā; pazušanā -
7 brawn drain
strādnieku aizplūšana uz citām zemēm -
8 everything went down the drain in the fire
viss aizgāja bojā ugunsgrēkāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > everything went down the drain in the fire
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9 pipe-drain
ierīkot cauruļu drenāžu -
10 to drain away
notecēt, noplūst; beigties; izsīkt -
11 to drain the cup of
izbaudīt līdz mielēm -
12 to drain to the lees
tukšot rūgto kausu -
13 to laugh like a drain
smieties pilnā kaklā -
14 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) smadzenes2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) prāts; saprāts; garīgās spējas3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) gudrs cilvēks; gudra galva•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave* * *smadzenes; garīgās spējas, saprāts, prāts; elektronu skaitļošanas mašīna; sašķaidīt galvaskausu -
15 clog
I [kloɡ] noun1) (a shoe made entirely of wood: Dutch clogs.) koka tupele2) (a shoe with a wooden sole.) kurpe ar koka zoliII [kloɡ] past tense, past participle clogged - (often with up)(to make or become blocked: The drain is clogged (up) with hair.) aizsērēt* * *koka tupele; pineklis; kavēklis; aizsērējums; traucēt, kavēt; sapīt; piesārņot; aizsērēt -
16 discharge
1. verb1) (to allow to leave; to dismiss: The soldier was discharged from the army; She was discharged from hospital.) atlaist; atbrīvot (no darba, cietuma); izrakstīt (no slimnīcas); demobilizēt2) (to fire (a gun): He discharged his gun at the policeman.) izšaut3) (to perform (a task etc): He discharges his duties well.) izpildīt (pienākumu)4) (to pay (a debt).) samaksāt (parādu)5) (to (cause to) let or send out: The chimney was discharging clouds of smoke; The drain discharged into the street.) izgrūst; izplūst2. noun1) ((an) act of discharging: He was given his discharge from the army; the discharge of one's duties.) atbrīvošana (no darba, cietuma); izrakstīšana (no slimnīcas); demobilizēšana; (pienākuma) pildīšana; izšaušana; (parāda) samaksa; izplūde; izvadīšana2) (pus etc coming from eg a wound.) izdalījumi (strutas u.tml.)* * *izkraušana; izšaušana; izlādēšanās; izdalījumi; atlaišana, atbrīvošana; demobilizēšanās; izrakstīšana; pildīšana; samaksa; izvadīšana, izplūde; izkraut; izšaut; izlādēt; izdalīt; atlaist, atbrīvot; demobilizēties; izrakstīt; izpildīt; samaksāt; izgrūst; izkratīt; ieplūst, ietecēt; izvadīt, izlaist; noņemt takelāžu -
17 ditch
[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grāvis2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) pamest; atstāt* * *grāvis; tranšeja; rakt grāvi; tīrīt grāvi; atstāt, pamest; piespiedu kārtā nolaisties uz jūras -
18 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka- downie®- downy* * *dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa -
19 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) nogrimt; nogremdēt2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) nogrimt3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) iegrimt; iegremdēt; ielaist4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) zaudēt dūšu5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) ieguldīt naudu2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) izlietne- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *izlietne; kloāka; gremdētava; nogrimt; kristies; nosēsties; nogremdēt; pasliktināties; iesūkties; iespiesties; applūdināt; ierakt; izrakt; izcirst; iegravēt; noklusēt; dzēst; ieguldīt; pazudināt -
20 unstop
past tense, past participle - unstopped; verb(to remove a blockage from (eg a drain): The plumber has unstopped the pipe.) attīrīt; noņemt šķērsli* * *atkorķēt; atbrīvot ceļu, novērst šķērsli
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