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1 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) pāri kāda līdzekļiem -
2 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) pirmkārt; otrkārt... -
3 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) pirmkārt; otrkārt... -
4 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) blakus; līdzās2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) līdzās•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) bez tam; turklāt- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *pie, līdzās, blakus; ārpus -
5 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) just garšu2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) []garšot; nobaudīt3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) garšot4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) baudīt (ēdienu, dzērienu)5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) []baudīt; izjust2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) garša2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) garša3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) nogaršošana4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gaume; garša5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gaume•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *garšas sajūta; garša; nogaršošana; nosliece, tieksme; gaume; stils; nokrāsa, pieskaņa; priekšstats; nogaršot; garšot; sajust garšu; nobaudīt; izbaudīt, piedzīvot
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