-
1 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) aste2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) aste2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) []sekot- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) raksts- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *aste; pakaļgals, gals; bize; fraka; pavadoņi, svīta; slepenpolicists; rinda; otrā puse; atkritumi; mazietekmīgs grupējums; vājākie dalībnieki; pēcpuse, pakaļa; sekot; pievienot asti; nocirst asti; nogriezt kātiņus; nobeigt, noslēgt; vilkties astē -
2 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) gals; noslēgums; nogale* * *gals -
3 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) sarukt; apsīkt2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) norimt; pieklust; apklust; izgaist -
4 tail wind
(a wind coming from behind: We sailed home with a tail wind.) vējš no mugurpuses -
5 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) pakaļējā gabarītuguns -
6 tail coat
fraka -
7 tail of a cart
ratu aizmugure -
8 tail of a conversation
sarunas beigas -
9 tail of a procession
gājiena gals -
10 tail of a shirt
krekla apakšmala -
11 tail-end of a speech
runas noslēgums -
12 tail-end of summer
vasaras nogale -
13 tail-on wind
ceļavējš -
14 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) saprast -
15 at somebody 's tail, close on somebody's tail
kādam uz pēdāmEnglish-Latvian dictionary > at somebody 's tail, close on somebody's tail
-
16 to tail after, to tail along
sekot pa pēdām; vilkties astē -
17 to tail away, to tail off
sarukt; norimt, pierimt; atpalikt, vilkties astē -
18 at the very tail
pašā rindas galā -
19 coat-tail
mēteļa šķēlums mugurpusē -
20 cow-tail
rupja vilnas dzija
См. также в других словарях:
Tail Code — Tail codes are the markings usually on the vertical stabilizer of U.S. military aircraft that help characterize the aircraft s unit and/or base assignment and occasionally other information that is not unique. This is not the same as the serial… … Wikipedia
Tail — Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail beam — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail coverts — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail end — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail joist — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail of a comet — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail of a gale — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail of a lock — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail of the trenches — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail spindle — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English