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  • 61 fly

    I plural - flies
    nou)
    1) (a type of small winged insect.)
    2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)
    3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)
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    II past tense - flew; verb
    1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) lidot; pilotēt (lidmašīnu)
    2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) bēgt
    3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) (par laiku) joņot; skriet
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    - flier
    - flying saucer
    - flying visit
    - frequent flyer/flier
    - flyleaf
    - flyover
    - fly in the face of
    - fly into
    - fly off the handle
    - get off to a flying start
    - let fly
    - send someone/something flying
    - send flying
    * * *
    muša; lidojums; vienzirga ekipāža; spārns; balansieris; sofite; aizdares pārmala, pogcaurumu sloksne; lidot; pilotēt, vadīt; izmantot gaisa transportu, lidot ar lidmašīnu, lidot; pārlidot; joņot, mesties, drāzties; plīvot; palaist gaisā; izmanīgs, veikls, viltīgs

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  • 62 joint

    [‹oint] 1. noun
    1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) savienojums; salaidums
    2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) locītava
    3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) gurna gabals (cepetim)
    2. adjective
    1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) apvienots
    2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) kopīgs; kopējs
    3. verb
    (to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) sadalīt (pa sastāvdaļām)
    - jointly
    - out of joint     See also:
    * * *
    salaidums, savienojums; locītava; gurna gabals; zaņķis, midzenis, perēklis; cigarete ar marihuānu; saistīt, savienot; sadalīt; kopīgs, kopējs

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  • 63 key

    [ki:] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) atslēga
    2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) taustiņš
    3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) taustiņš
    4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) toņkārta
    5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) atrisinājums
    6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) atslēga; kods
    2. adjective
    (most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) galvenais; vadošais
    - 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

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  • 64 mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
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    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
    * * *
    marka; zīme; plankums, traips; rēta; pēdas, zīmogs; pazīme; mērķis; standarts, līmenis; ievērība; atzīme; krusts; starta līnija, starts; apzīmēt, iezīmēt; atstāt pēdas; atzīmēt; iededzināt degzīmi, marķēt; ielikt atzīmi; iegaumēt; izrādīt, izteikt; izcelt, izvirzīt

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  • 65 part

    1. noun
    1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) daļa
    2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) daļa
    3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) loma
    4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) loma
    5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partija
    6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) loma
    2. verb
    (to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) šķirt; dalīt; atvadīties
    - partly
    - part-time
    - in part
    - part company
    - part of speech
    - part with
    - take in good part
    - take someone's part
    - take part in
    * * *
    daļa; orgāns, daļa; līdzdalība; puse; loma; apvidus, puse; dotības, spējas; celiņš; matu celiņš; detaļa; balss, partija; atdalīt, sadalīt; sadalīties, atdalīties; izšķirt; atvadīties, šķirties; šķirt celiņu; pa daļai, daļēji

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  • 66 Pole

    I [pəul] noun
    1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pols
    2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pols
    3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pols
    4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pols
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    - polar bear
    - the pole star
    - be poles apart     II [pəul]
    (a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) stabs; miets; kārts
    * * *
    poliete, polis; pols; kārts, miets, stabs; pretstats; masts; atbalstīt ar kārti, balstīt ar kārti, pielikt kārti; stumt ar kārti; lietot nūjas

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  • 67 post

    I [pəust] noun
    (a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stabs; pālis; miets
    - keep somebody posted
    - keep posted     II 1. [pəust] noun
    ((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) pasts
    2. verb
    (to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) nosūtīt pa pastu
    - postal
    - postage stamp
    - postal order
    - postbox
    - postcard
    - postcode
    - post-free
    - post-haste
    - posthaste
    - postman
    - postmark
    - postmaster
    - post office     III 1. [pəust] noun
    1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) amats; darbs; postenis
    2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) postenis
    3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) nometne; apmetne
    2. verb
    (to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) norīkot darbā; nosūtīt ar uzdevumu
    IV [pəust]
    * * *
    pasts; amats, vieta; stabs, miets; pālis, atbalsts; faktorija; pasta nodaļa; pasta kariete; postenis; smalkgraudains smilšakmens; garnizons; pasta stacija; taures signāls; nostādīt postenī; izkārt, izlīmēt; iemest pastkastītē, nosūtīt pa pastu; ceļot ar pasta zirgiem; norīkot darbā; paziņot atklātībai, izsludināt; informēt; steigšus

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  • 68 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) []slīdēt
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) izslīdēt
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) pasliktināties
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) izslīdēt; paslīdēt
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izrauties; atbrīvoties; izbēgt
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) iebāzt; ieslidināt
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) paslīdēšana
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) kļūda; pārskatīšanās; pārrakstīšanās u.tml.
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombinē
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) elliņš; stāpelis
    •
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strēmele
    * * *
    slīdēšana; paslīdēšana; kļūme, kļūda; kombinē; peldbikses; bērna priekšautiņš; spilvendrāna; siksnas, saites; strēmele, sloksne; kartīte, veidlapa; atvase; spraudeklis, potzars; kulises; izslīde, buksēšana; sleja; elliņš, stāpelis; slīdēt; paslīdēt; paslīdēt garām; aizsteigties, aizritēt

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  • 69 stem

    I 1. [stem] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stumbrs; stiebrs; stublājs; kāts
    2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) kājiņa; kāts
    3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) (kuģa) priekšgals; priekšpīķis
    2. verb
    ((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) rasties; celties
    II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb
    (to stop (a flow, eg of blood).)
    * * *
    stumbrs; stublājs, kāts; rokturis, kāts; kājiņa; uzvelkamā galviņa; priekšgals; cilts; augļkopa; celms; izcelties; aizturēt; pretoties; attīrīt kātus

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  • 70 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders
    * * *
    darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt

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  • 71 board

    [bo:d] 1. noun
    1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) dēlis
    2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) dēlis
    3) (meals: board and lodging.) uzturs
    4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) valde
    2. verb
    1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) iekāpt (kuģī, vilcienā, lidmašīnā)
    2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) dzīvot (pie kāda) pansijā
    •
    - boarding-house
    - boarding-school
    - across the board
    - go by the board
    * * *
    dēlis; padome, valde, kolēģija; departaments, ministrija, pārvalde; skatuve, estrāde; galds; uzturs; vāks; borts; halze; apšūt ar dēļiem; pusdienot, ēst; uzkāpt uz kuģa, iekāpt vilcienā; ieņemt; lavierēt

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  • 72 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.)
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) cirpšana
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) belziens
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) klips
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    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.)
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) saspraude
    * * *
    spraude, saspraude; cirpšana; spaile; cirpums, nocirptā vilna; aptvere; belziens; liels ātrums; blēdis; cirpt; saspraust; aizspiest; apgriezt; izgriezt; norīt galotnes; kompostrēt; iebelzt; ierobežot; blēdīties

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  • 73 common

    ['komən] 1. adjective
    1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) parasts; vienkāršs; izplatīts
    2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) kopīgs; kopējs
    3) (publicly owned: common property.) sabiedrisks; publisks
    4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgārs
    5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) vienkāršs
    6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) sugas []
    2. noun
    ((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) laukums sabiedriskiem pasākumiem
    - common knowledge
    - common law
    - common-law
    - commonplace
    - common-room
    - common sense
    - the Common Market
    - the House of Commons
    - the Commons
    - in common
    * * *
    kopienas zeme; vispārējs, kopīgs, kopējs; publisks, sabiedrisks; parasts, vienkāršs; vispārīgs, izplatīts, parasts; vulgārs; kop

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  • 74 fit

    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) vesels; mundrs
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) piemērots; atbilstošs
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) (apģērba) piegulēšana; piestāvēšana
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) labi piegulēt; būt laikā
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) būt piemērotam/atbilstošam
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) piemērot; pielāgot; pielaikot
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) apgādāt
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    - fitter
    - fitting     4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) piederumi; ietaises
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pielaikošana
    •
    - fit out
    - see/think fit     II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) lēkme
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) lēkme
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    * * *
    lēkme; uzplūdums; sēža; būt piemērotam; būt laikā, labi piegulēt; piedienēties, pieklāties; piemērot, pielāgot; pielāgoties, piemēroties; pielaikot; apgādāt; montēt, uzstādīt; gatavot; atbilstošs, piemērots; pienācīgs; spējīgs, derīgs; mundrs, vesels; gatavs

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  • 75 interpret

    [in'tə:prit]
    1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tulkot (mutvārdiem)
    2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) izskaidrot; iztulkot
    3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretēt
    •
    - interpreter
    * * *
    interpretēt, iztulkot, izskaidrot; atklāt būtību; būt par tulku, tulkot

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  • 76 lash

    [læʃ] 1. noun
    1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) skropsta
    2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) (pletnes, pātagas) sitiens; cirtiens
    3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) pletne; (pātagas) aukla, siksna
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) pātagot; sist (ar pletni)
    2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) piestiprināt; piesiet
    3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) (par asti) kulstīt; mētāt
    4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) (par lietu) gāzties
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    * * *
    pātaga, pletne, siksna; pletnes sitiens; šaustīšana, barga kritika; skropsta; sist pātagot; bargi kritizēt, šaustīt; piesiet, piestiprināt

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  • 77 log

    [loɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a thick piece of unshaped wood: The trees were sawn into logs and taken to the sawmill.) klucis; bluķis; baļķis
    2) (a logbook: The captain of the ship entered the details in the log.) (kuģa, lidmašīnas u.tml.) žurnāls; dienasgrāmata
    2. verb
    (to write down or record in a logbook (especially the distance covered during a journey).) atzīmēt (kuģa, lidmašīnas u.tml.) žurnālā/dienasgrāmatā
    * * *
    bluķis, klucis, baļķis; laga; atzīmēt kuģa dienasgrāmatā, reģistrēt, strādāt meža darbos

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  • 78 man

    [mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
    1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) vīrietis
    2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) cilvēks
    3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) vīrs
    4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) cilvēk!
    5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) kareivis; ierindnieks
    6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) (šaha) figūra; (dambretes) kauliņš
    2. verb
    (to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) komplektēt sastāvu
    - - man
    - manhood
    - mankind
    - manly
    - manliness
    - manned
    - man-eating
    - man-eater
    - manhandle
    - manhole
    - man-made
    - manpower
    - manservant
    - mansized
    - mansize
    - manslaughter
    - menfolk
    - menswear
    - as one man
    - the man in the street
    - man of letters
    - man of the world
    - man to man
    - to a man
    * * *
    vīrietis, vīrs; cilvēks; cilvēku dzimums, cilvēce; vīrs; kalps; darbinieks; augstskolas absolvents, students; kareivji, matroži; cilvēks, draugs; figūra, kauliņš; vasalis; komplektēt sastāvu; pieradināt

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  • 79 Pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) glāsts; viegls pieskāriens/uzsitiens
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pika, pikucis
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) paplikšķināt; noglāstīt
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) gatavs, sagatavots (izteikšanai)
    * * *
    īrs; patents; paplikšķināšana; viegls uzsitiens; pika; paplikšķināt, viegli uzsist; piemērots; īstā laikā, īstā vietā; precīzi

    English-Latvian dictionary > Pat

  • 80 plot

    [plot] 1. noun
    1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) sazvērestība; intriga
    2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) sižets
    3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) zemes gabals; lauciņš
    2. verb
    1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) rīkot sazvērestību; vērpt intrigu
    2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) []plānot
    * * *
    lauciņš, zemes gabals; intriga, sazvērestība, plāns; shēma, diagramma, plāns; fabula, sižets; uzzīmēt plānu; perināt plānus, vērpt intrigas

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