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1 steer
I [stiə] noun(a young ox raised to produce beef.) vērsēns; bullēnsII [stiə] verb(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.) stūrēt; vadīt; virzīt- steering- steering-wheel
- steer clear of* * *jauns vērsis; mājiens; stūrēt, vadīt; tikt stūrētam; vērst, virzīt; ieturēt -
2 steer clear of
(to avoid: I want to steer clear of trouble if possible.) izvairīties; turēties tālāk no -
3 bum steer
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4 to steer a conversation into a certain subject
novirzīt sarunu uz noteiktu tematuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to steer a conversation into a certain subject
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5 to steer a middle course
iet vidusceļu -
6 to steer clear
izvairīties -
7 to steer somebody clear
pasargāt kādu -
8 helm
[helm](the wheel or handle by which a ship is steered: He asked me to take the helm (= steer the ship).) stūre; stūresrats- helmsman* * *stūresrats, stūre; vadības groži -
9 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) []vilkt; []raut2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) []vilkt; []vilkt3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) airēt4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) braukt (ar automašīnu u.tml.)2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) vilkšana;2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.)3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.)•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *raušana, vilkšana; rāviens, vilciens; velkme; sasprindzinājums, piepūle; pievilkšanas spēks; aukla, rokturis; malks; priekšrocība; protekcija, sakari; airēšana; bumbas atsišana, bumbas dzīšana; paraugnovilkums; raut, stiept, vilkt; raustīt; saraut, saplēst -
10 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) bura2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) jūrasbrauciens; ceļojums ar kuģi/laivu3) (an arm of a windmill.) (vējdzirnavu) spārns2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) burāt2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) vadīt; stūrēt (kuģi, laivu)3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) braukt ar kuģi/laivu4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) doties jūrā; doties ceļojumā pa jūru5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) ceļot ar kuģi6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) slīdēt; cēli kustēties•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail* * *bura, buras; burinieks, burukuģis; izbraukums burulaivā, jūrasbrauciens; vējdzirnavu spārns; burāt; doties jūrā; ceļot; vadīt; stalti soļot -
11 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi
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steer — [stɪə ǁ stɪr] verb [transitive] 1. to guide the way a situation develops, by influencing people s ideas or actions: steer somebody to something • He managed to steer his colleagues to a compromise. steer somebody away from something • Farmers… … Financial and business terms
steer — steer; steer·abil·i·ty; steer·able; steer·er; steer·less; steer·age; … English syllables
steer — steer1 [stir] vt. [ME steren < OE stieran, akin to Ger steuern, ON styra < IE * steur , a support, post (> Gr stauros, ON staurr, post) < base * stā , to STAND] 1. to guide (a ship or boat) by means of a rudder 2. to direct the course … English World dictionary
Steer — Steer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered} (st[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti[ e]ran, st[=y]ran, ste[ o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hannelore Steer (* 1943), deutsche Journalistin und Afrikanistin Rachel Steer (* 1978), US amerikanische Biathletin siehe auch: Steer by Wire Diese S … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Steer — (st[=e]r), n. [OE. steer, AS. ste[ o]r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[=o]rr, [thorn]j[=o]rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur , Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. tay^ros, Skr. sth[=u]ra strong,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]r, sti[ o]r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st[=y]ri. [root]168. See {Steer}, v. t.] [Written also {stere}.] A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.] A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steer — has multiple meanings:* Steering mechanisms used to turn while controlling the operation of a vehicle. * Castrated male cattle (ox). * Steer (song) , a song by Missy Higgins. * George Steer, British journalist and soldier … Wikipedia
steer — ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
