-
21 starter
1) (a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race.) sacīkšu dalībnieks2) (a person who gives the signal for the race to start.) starteris3) (a device in a car etc for starting the engine.) starteris* * *sacīkšu dalībnieks; starteris; pirmais ēdiens -
22 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) saruna[]2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) [] runa•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot -
23 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorija2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorija•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *teorija; pieņēmums -
24 to tell the truth
(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) patiesību sakot* * *teikt patiesību; teikt taisnību; taisnību sakot -
25 underfoot
(on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) zem kājām; apakšā* * *zem kājām, apakšā; pakļautībā -
26 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) nervu karš* * *nervu karš -
27 window-shopping
noun (looking at things in shop windows, but not actually buying anything.) acu mielošana pie veikalu skatlogiem* * *acu mielošana pie skatlogiem, skatlogu aplūkošana -
28 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) brīvs no darba pienākumiem -
29 read between the lines
(to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.) lasīt starp rindām -
30 sidelines
noun plural (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) malāstāvētāja viedoklis
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Actually — Студийный альбом Pet Shop Boys … Википедия
Actually — puede referirse a: La palabra de la lengua inglesa traducible por de hecho o realmente , aunque es muy frecuente su errónea traducción por el faux ami actualmente. Expresiones usadas en ciencias políticas: Actually existing socialism (socialismo… … Wikipedia Español
actually — is one of a number of words, like definitely, really, surely, etc., which are used freely as emphasizers, either in relation to words or phrases • (Often it wasn t actually a railway station but a special stopping place in the middle of nowhere… … Modern English usage
Actually — Ac tu*al*ly, adv. 1. Actively. [Obs.] Neither actually . . . nor passively. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
actually — index de facto Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
actually — (adv.) early 15c., in fact, in reality (as opposed to in possibility), from ACTUAL (Cf. actual) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning actively, vigorously is from mid 15c.; that of at this time, at present is from 1660s. As an intensive added to a statement … Etymology dictionary
actually — [adj] truly real, existent absolutely, as a matter of fact, de facto, genuinely, indeed, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, in truth, literally, really, veritably, very; concept 582 … New thesaurus
actually — ► ADVERB 1) as the truth or facts of a situation. 2) as a matter of fact; even … English terms dictionary
actually — [ak′cho͞o əl ē, ak′sho͞oəl ē; ] often [, ak′chə lē, akshəlē] adv. as a matter of actual fact; really … English World dictionary
actually — adverb 1 (sentence adverb) spoken used when you are giving an opinion or adding new information to what you have just said: I ve known Barbara for years. Since we were babies, actually. | I do actually think that things have improved. | We had… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
actually — [[t]æ̱ktʃuəli[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV group (emphasis) You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true. One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes... Interest… … English dictionary
