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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) []stiept; stiepties2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) []staipīšanās; []stiepšana2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) nogabals; posms; periods•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *izstiepšanās; izstiepšana; saspīlējums, spriegums; elastīgums; pārspīlējums; laika sprīdis; izplatījums; ieslodzījuma laiks; distance; izstiept; izstiepties; stiepties, plesties; ilgt; pieļaut; izklāt; atšķaidīt; pakārt; elastīgs -
2 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) apsegt; apklāt2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) aptvert; ietvert3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) noiet; nobraukt; noskriet4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) aptvert5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) apdrošināt; nodrošināties6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) rakstīt reportāžu; ziņot7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) mērķēt; turēt šāviena attālumā2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) apvalks; pārvalks; apsegs; apvāks; vāks; aploksne2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) paslēptuve; patvērums3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) aizsegs•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *apsegs, apvalks; sega; vāks; apvāks, iesējums; aploksne; paslēptuve, patvērums; aizsegs; apdrošinājums; galda piederumi; apklāt, apsegt; apslēpt, paveikt; slēpt; noslēpt; aptvert; nobraukt, noiet, noskriet; atbilst; izsmeļoši ziņot; segt; nosegt -
3 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) attālums starp tilta balstiem; (tilta) posms2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) [] sprīdis; ilgums2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) sniegties no viena krasta līdz otram; savienot krastus* * *sprīdis; laika sprīdis; griešanās; neliela atstarpe; izbraukums; krišana; plētums; grīste; garums; spins; platums; uztraukums; laidums; iejūgs; ceļa posms; horda; savienot krastus; uzcelt tiltu; aptvert; paņemt oktāvu
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