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1 crowded
adjective (having or containing a lot of people or things: crowded buses.) pārpildīts; pieblīvēts* * *pārpildīts, pieblīvēts, pilns, pārpilns -
2 allot
[ə'lot]past tense, past participle - allotted; verb(to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something): They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.)* * *piešķirt -
3 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) aizņemts; nevaļīgs2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) dzīvs; rosīgs3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) (par telefona līniju) aizņemts2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) nodarbināt- busily* * *nodarbināt; nevaļīgs, aizņemts, nodarbināts; rosīgs, dzīvs; nemierīgs -
4 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) sacensība; konkurence2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurss; konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) sacīkstes; turnīrs* * *sacensība; sacīkstes; konkurss; konkurence -
5 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) neapmierinātība- discontentedly
- discontentment* * *neapmierinātība; neapmierināts; radīt neapmierinātību -
6 laden
['leidn](carrying a lot; heavily loaded (with): People left the shops laden with purchases; Several laden lorries turned out of the yard.) piekrauts; apkrauts* * *apkrauts, piekrauts; nomākts -
7 opposition
[opə'ziʃən]1) (the act of resisting or fighting against by force or argument: There is a lot of opposition to his ideas.) pretestība2) (the people who are fighting or competing against: In war and business, one should always get to know one's opposition.) opozīcija; pretinieki* * *pretestība, pretošanās; kontrasts, pretstats; opozīcija -
8 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stāvēt2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) piecelties []3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stāvēt4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) pastāvēt; būt spēkā5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) atrasties; būt novietotam6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) Kāds ir jūsu finansiālais stāvoklis?7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidēt; balotēties8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) nolikt; nostādīt9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) izturēt; paciest10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) izmaksāt2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) postenis; pozīcija; vieta2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statīvs; statnis; pjedestāls3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stends4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribīne5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) liecinieka vieta (tiesā)•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) ilgums2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) rangs; stāvoklis•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) bez biļetes rezervēšanas5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) nerezervējot biļeti- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *apstāšanās; pozīcija, vieta; pretošanās; stāvvieta; stends, novietne; viedoklis; tribīne; liecinieka vieta; tribīne, platforma; statīvs, statnis; ierašanās uz viesizrādēm; labība; stāja; statne; stāvēt; nostāvēties; piecelties; apstāties; atrasties, būt; izturēt; panest, paciest; nostādīt, novietot; būt spēkā; ieturēt kursu; izmaksāt -
9 subscribe
1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) ziedot2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) abonēt•- subscription* * *abonēt, parakstīties; ziedot; parakstīties -
10 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par2. noun1) ((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; pārruna3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas4) (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•- 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* * *runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot -
11 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) plāns2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tievs; vājš3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) šķidrs; plāns4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rets; plāns5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepārliecinošs; vājš2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) novājēt; kļūt retākam/plānākam; (par pūli u.tml.) izklīst- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *padarīt vājāku, vājināt; novājēt; retināt; kļūt tukšam; plāns; tievs, vājš; šķidrs; rets; smalks, sīks; retināts; neliels, trūcīgs; nepārliecinošs; blāvs; smalks; nepatīkams; plāni -
12 whoever
relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) jebkurš, kas* * *kas vien, lai kuri, lai kas -
13 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) izdalīt2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) izsīkt; beigties3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) izplatīt; izdalīt -
14 rush hour
(a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work.) maksimumstunda
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