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  • 1 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) saruna[]
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) [] runa
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    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop
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    runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot

    English-Latvian dictionary > talk

  • 2 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) []likt; novietot
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) []klāt galdu
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) noteikt
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) uzdot (darbu u.tml.)
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) izraisīt
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) norietēt
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) sacietēt; sastingt
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) uzgriezt modinātājpulksteni u.tml.
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ieveidot matus
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) ielikt ietvarā; ietvert
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) salikt (kaulu fragmentus)
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) noteikts
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) aizrāvies; apņēmies
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) nodomāts; tīšs
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sastindzis; kokains
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) nemainīgs; iesīkstējis
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) rotāts; greznots
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) komplekts; krājums; cikls
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) radiouztvērējs; televizors
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupa; sabiedrība; kompānija
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) (matu) ieveidošana
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorācija
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sets
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
    * * *
    kolekcija, komplekts; aprindas, sabiedrība; aparāts, ierīce; dēsts, stāds; dzinums, atvase; virziens; ievirze, sliecība; poza, stāja; piegulums; sabiezēšana, sacietēšana; ieveidošana; bruģakmens; riets; sets; dekorācija; uzņemšanas laukums; nolikt, novietot; pielikt; iestiprināt, ielikt; novest; dēstīt, stādīt; noteikt; rādīt; uzdot; norietēt; sakost; trīt, asināt; pagriezt, vērst; virzīties; sarecināt, sabiezināt; sabiezēt, sarecēt; ieveidot; piegulēt; komponēt; apstāties; izveidoties; aizmesties; peilēt; salikt; novietots; sastindzis; pārdomāts; nozīmēts, noteikts; iepriekš sastādīts; būvēts, veidots; nostabilizējies, pastāvīgs; apņēmīgs, nelokāms; sagatavojies, gatavs; sacietējis; sagājis; norietējis; nodevies, aizrāvies

    English-Latvian dictionary > set

  • 3 at cross-purposes

    (of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another: I think we're talking at cross-purposes.) pārprotot vienam otru

    English-Latvian dictionary > at cross-purposes

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