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1 act of Parliament
parlamenta lēmums -
2 parliament
(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlaments* * *parlaments -
3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) darboties; rīkoties2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) izturēties3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) tēlot2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) darbība; rīcība2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) likums3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) (lugas) cēliens4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) programmas numurs•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *darbība, rīcība; likums, lēmums; akts; cēliens; darboties, rīkoties; tēlot -
4 clause
[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) teikums (kā salikta teikuma daļa)2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) pants (līguma u. tml.)* * *klauzula, pants; teikums -
5 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sēdēt; nosēdināt2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) gulēt; atrasties3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sēdēt; tupēt5) (to undergo (an examination).) kārtot eksāmenu6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozēt7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *sēdēt; apsēdināt; atrasties; ietilpināt; būt loceklim; noturēt sēdi; perēt; apgrūtināt; piegulēt; pieskatīt bērnu -
6 represent
[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) reprezentēt; pārstāvēt2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) simbolizēt; nozīmēt3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) atspoguļot; izteikt•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) pārstāvis2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) pārstāvis* * *iesniegt no jauna; attēlot; simbolizēt; tēlot; uzvest; pārstāvēt -
7 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) atgriezties2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) atdot; atlikt atpakaļ3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) atgriezties (pie temata)4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) atbildēt (ar to pašu)5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) ievēlēt (parlamentā)6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) nolasīt spriedumu7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) atsist (bumbu u.tml.)2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) atgriešanās2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) biļete ‘turp un atpakaļ'•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *atgriešanās; atdošana; apgrozība, ienākums, peļņa; atskaite, ziņojums; vēlēšanu rezultāts; ievēlēšana; atsišana; recidīvs; atgriezties; atdot; atlikt atpakaļ; paziņot; atbildēt; atkārtoties; ievēlēt; dot -
8 unite
1) (to join together, or to make or become one: England and Scotland were united under one parliament in 1707; He was united with his friends again.) apvienot; savienot; apvienoties2) (to act together: Let us unite against the common enemy.) apvienoties•- united* * *apvienot, savienot; savienoties, apvienoties
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