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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt -
2 prohibition
[prəui'biʃən]1) (the act of prohibiting: We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug.) aizliegums2) (a rule, law etc forbidding something: The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school.) aizliegums* * *aizliegums; prohibīcija; tiesas aizlieguma pavēle -
3 protest
1. [prə'test] verb1) (to express a strong objection: They are protesting against the new law.) protestēt2) (to state or declare definitely, especially in denying something: She protested that she was innocent.) celt iebildumus; apgalvot2. ['proutest] noun(a strong statement or demonstration of objection or disapproval: He made no protest; ( also adjective) a protest march.) protests; iebildums* * *celt iebildumus, protestēt; protestēt; iebildums, protests; protests -
4 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) liecināt; dot liecību2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) apliecināt* * *nodot liecību, liecināt; liecināt, norādīt; deklarēt
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