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1 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) izlaisties (krēslā)2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) izplesties2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) vaļīga/nevērīga poza (sēdot)2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) labirints; šķērsielas•* * *izlaisties, atgāzties; izplesties; izplest; zelt -
2 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) rāpties2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) Viņš pietrūkās kājās.3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) cīnīties; plūkties4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) aizšifrēt (telefona ziņu)2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) cīniņš; plūkšanās- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg* * *rāpšanās; kautiņš; juceklis; motobraukšanas sacīkstes; rāpties; ložņāt; cīnīties; izdarīt steigā; izkaisīt; sakult -
3 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) vēziens; sitiens; cirtiens2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) (zibens) spēriens; liktenīgs/laimīgs gadījums3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (pulksteņa) sitiens4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) vilciens; triepiens; vēziens5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) rāviens; vēziens; sitiens6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) peldēšana uz muguras7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ne pirkstu nepakustināt8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) trieka•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) glāstīt2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) glāsts; glāstīšana* * *sitiens; vēziens; paņēmiens; vilciens; triepiens; trieka; virzuļa gājiens; glaudīt, glāstīt -
4 co-ordinate
[kəu'o:dineit](to adjust (a movement or action) so that it fits in or works smoothly (with other movements or actions): In swimming the movement of one's arms and legs must be co-ordinated.) koordinēt; saskaņot* * *koordināte; koordinēt, saskaņot; līdztiesīgs; koordinēts, saskaņots; sakārtots -
5 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) ķepuroties* * *klumpačošana, klupšana; plekste; klumpačot, klupt; stomīties -
6 shin
[ʃin] 1. noun(the front part of the leg below the knee: He kicked him on the shins.) apakšstilbs2. verb((usually with up) to climb by alternate movements of both arms and both legs: He shinned up the tree.) []rāpties* * *apakšstilbs, liels; uzrāpties; iespert pa lielu; skriet, iet; aizņemties naudu
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