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1 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 -
2 advisory
adjective (giving advice: an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity.) padomdevēja-; konsultatīvs* * *konsultatīvs, padomdevējs -
3 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) māneklis; slazds; lamatas* * *māneklis, pievilinātājputns; slazds, lamatas; ievilināt -
4 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) pienākums2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) pienākums3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) nodeva; nodoklis•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty* * *muita, nodeva, nodoklis; pienākums; dežūra, dienests; cienība, cieņa; sardze; noslodze, noslogojums, ražotspēja, jauda -
5 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) izjaukt (plānus u.tml.)II [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folija2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) kontrasts; fonsIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) rapieris* * *florete; pēdas; folija, staniols; lapu ornaments; fons, kontrasts; sajaukt; novest strupceļā, izjaukt -
6 forethought
['fo:Ɵo:t](thought about, or concern for, the future: They acted without sufficient forethought.) tālredzība* * *apdomība, tālredzība -
7 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spēlēties; rotaļāties2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spēlēt (spēli)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spēlēt, tēlot4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) tikt izrādītam, uzvestam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spēlēt (mūzikas instrumentu)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) izspēlēt joku; izmuļķot7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) sacensties (spēlē); pretspēlēt8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rotāties; zaigot; vizuļot9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) laist darbā; virzīt10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) izspēlēt (kārti)2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) atpūta; izklaide2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) luga3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) spēle4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) brīvgājiens•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *rotaļa; spēles gaita, spēle; izspēle, gājiens; joks; luga; brīvība; aktivitāte, darbība; brīvkustība, brīvgājiens, tukšgaita; spēlēt; izdarīt gājienu, izspēlēt; noderēt spēlei; izmantot spēlē; rotaļāties; tēlot; rotāties, vizuļot, zaigot; iedarbināt; darbināt; laist darbā, darboties; izturēties, rīkoties -
8 self-interest
[self'intrəst](consideration only for one's own aims and advantages: He acted out of self-interest.) egoisms; savtīgums* * *egoisms, savtība -
9 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) vairogs2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) aizsargs; ekrāns; aizsegs3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) nozīme; zīmotne2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) aizsargāt2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) aizsegt; aizklāt* * *vairogs; aizsardzība, aizsargs; ekrāns; policista zīmotne; pasargāt, aizsargāt; aizklāt; ekranizēt -
10 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) gars2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) gars3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) entuziasms; drosme•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level* * *gars; spoks; jēga, būtība; daba, raksturs; drosme, enerģija; garastāvoklis; noskaņojums; virzība, tendence; spirts, alkohols; uzmundrināt -
11 unison
['ju:nisn]1) (an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together: They sang in unison.) unisons2) (agreement: They acted in unison.) saskaņa; vienota darbība* * *unisons; saderība, saskaņa -
12 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) pēc kāda domām2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) saskaņā ar3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) atbilstoši4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) atbilstoši -
13 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) it kā -
14 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) šarāde -
15 decisively
adverb He acted very decisively.) apņēmīgi; izšķiroši -
16 hindsight
(wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened: In hindsight, we should have acted differently.) apjēga pēc notikuma, atpakaļskats -
17 size up
(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) novērtēt
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