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1 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
2 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs -
3 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) čīkstēt2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) čīkstoņa- creaky- creakiness* * *čīkstoņa; čīkstēt; čīkstināt -
4 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) samazināt; pazemināt2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) novājēt (ar diētas palīdzību)3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) novests līdz asarām•- reduction* * *reducēt, samazināt; pazemināt; novest; novājēt; badoties; reponēt; vienādot, pārvērst; reducēt -
5 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) plecs2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) nogāze; izcilnis3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) (apģērba) pleca daļa4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) gurns; ciska; stilbs2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) uzlikt/uzmest plecos2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) izturēt; uzņemties (atbildību u.tml.)3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) izspraukties; izlauzties•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder* * *plecs; pakāpiens, izcilnis; nomale; izlauzt ceļu, izspraukties; uzņemties -
6 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) ieslēgt (gaismu u.tml.)2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) uzvilkt3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) pieņemties svarā4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) izrādīt; iestudēt5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) gādāt; nodrošināt6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) izlikties7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) likt (naudu derībās) -
7 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) ietvert; iekļaut2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) dot naktsmājas/pajumti3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) saprast; aptvert4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) ieņemt, iešūt (apģērbu)5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) apmānīt; piekrāpt
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