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1 to have one's wits about oneself
būt modram; būt apķērīgamEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to have one's wits about oneself
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2 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) turēties savrup -
3 to bother oneself about
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4 to get oneself talked about
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5 to inform oneself about something
apvaicāties par kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to inform oneself about something
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6 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) glaimot2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) Fotogrāfijā viņš izskatās skaistāks nekā dzīvē.3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) būt apmierinātam ar sevi•- flattery* * *glaimot; iepriecināt; izskaistināt -
7 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) attiekties uz; skart2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) bažīties; raizēties3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) interesēties; nodarboties2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) darīšana2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) bažas; raizes3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) koncerns; uzņēmums•* * *darīšana, daļa; interese, sakars; nozīme, svarīgums; bažas, rūpes; koncerns, uzņēmums; būt saistītam, skart, attiekties -
8 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) mest/sviest augšup2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) mētāties; svaidīties3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) tikt svaidītam4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) (lozējot) mest monētu2. noun(an act of tossing.) lozēšana (metot monētu); mešana- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *mešana, sviešana; lozēšana; grūdiens; izmešana no segliem; sviest, mest; mētāt, svaidīt; svaidīties, mētāties; izmest no segliem; pacelt uz ragiem; lozēt; viegli samaisīt; skalot -
9 bustle
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10 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) muļķis2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) []muļķot2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) muļķoties•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *muļķis; nerrs, āksts; muļķot; muļķoties; aplams, muļķīgs -
11 gad
[ɡæd]past tense, past participle gadded: gad about/around verb(to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself): She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school.) slaistīties; klaiņot apkārt* * *asmens, smaile; cirtnis, stienis; šķēps; klaiņot apkārt, slaistīties; ir nu gan!, te tev nu bija! -
12 conceit
[kən'si:t](too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) iedomība; augstprātība* * *augstprātība, iedomība; tēls -
13 conceited
adjective (having too much pride in oneself: She's conceited about her artistic ability.) iedomīgs; augstprātīgs* * *augstprātīgs, iedomīgs -
14 feel
[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) []just2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) []taustīt3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) izjust4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) justies5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) uzskatīt•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of* * *tauste; sajūta; izjūta; taustīt; taustīties; sajust; just; izjust; justies, būt; radīt sajūtu; uzskatīt; just vēlēšanos -
15 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) mājas; (auga, dzīvnieka) dzimtene2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) dzimtene; dzimtā vieta3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) patversme; mītne4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) māja5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) māja2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) mājas-; ģimenes-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) iekšējs; iekšzemes-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) (sportā) laukuma saimnieku-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) mājās; mājup; uz mājām2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) iestāstīt kādam kaut ko; pārliecināt•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *māja; mājas; dzimtā vieta, dzimtene; izplatības vieta, dzimtene; patversme, mītne; atgriezties mājās; mājas; iekšzemes, iekšējs; uz mājām, mājup -
16 skulk
(to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) slēpties; uzglūnēt; zagties* * *slēpties; izvairīties; zagties, lavīties -
17 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) mazgāt; mazgāties2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) būt mazgājamam; mazgāties3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) (par viļņiem) skaloties4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) aizskalot; aiznest (ar straumi)2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) []mazgāšanās; pelde2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) mazgājamā veļa3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) skalošanās4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) mazgāšanas/skalošanas līdzeklis5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) plāna []krāsas kārtiņa6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) ķīļūdens•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *mazgāšana; mazgāšanas; veļa; samazgas; sejas ūdens, losjons; plāna kārtiņa; šķidra krāsa, akvareļkrāsa; veca upes gultne, kanjons; zelta smiltis; skalošanās; ķīļūdens gaisa strāva; izskalojums; mazgāt; neplukt, mazgāties; mazgāties; labi mazgāties; skaloties; izskalot; aizskalot, noskalot; pārklāt ar plānu kārtiņu; izturēt kritiku; skalot zeltu; bagātināt; mazgājams, neplūkošs -
18 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humors; asprātība2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) asprātis; atjautīgs cilvēks3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) atjautība; attapība; apķērība•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *saprāts, prāts; asprātība, atjautība; atjautīgs cilvēks; nojaust, zināt -
19 workmate
noun (one of the people who work in the same place of employment as oneself: Her workmates teased her about being the boss's favourite.) darbabiedrs* * *darbabiedrs -
20 keep/lose track of
((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) sekot notikumu gaitai/nespēt izsekot
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