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1 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.) strīda ābols- upset the apple cart* * *strīda ābols -
2 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) daļa; tiesa2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) līdzdalība; loma3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) akcija2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) []dalīt2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) dalīties; kopīgi izmantot3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) piedalīties; ieguldīt savu daļu•- share and share alike* * *lemesis; tiesa, daļa; līdzdalība; akcija, paja; dalīt; sadalīt; dalīties; piedalīties -
3 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) skaitlis; numurs2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) (liels) skaits3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numurs, izlaidums4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) (programmas) numurs2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) []numurēt2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) pieskaitīt3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) būt kopskaitā•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *skaits, daudzums; skaitlis; numurs; numurs, eksemplārs; priekšnesums, numurs; pantmērs, ritms, pants; narkotika; numurēt; skaitīt; saskaitīt; pieskaitīt, ierindot; izskaitīties -
4 acne
['ækni](a common skin disease with pimples: Acne is common among young people.) pūtīte* * *pūtīte -
5 dialect
(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) dialekts; izloksne* * *dialekts, izloksne -
6 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) neapmierinātība- discontentedly
- discontentment* * *neapmierinātība; neapmierināts; radīt neapmierinātību -
7 distribute
[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) []dalīt; sadalīt2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) izplatīt•* * *izsniegt, izdalīt, sadalīt; izplatīt; izsēt, noklāt; iedalīt, klasificēt -
8 estate
[i'steit]1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) muiža (ar zemi)2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) rūpnieciskais rajons3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) īpašums•- estate-car* * *kārta; īpašums; muiža; plānveidīgi apbūvēta teritorija -
9 following
noun (supporters: He has a great following among the poorer people.) sekotāji; piekritēji* * *piekritēji, sekotāji; nākošais, sekojošs; labvēlīgs; sekojošais; pēc -
10 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) no2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) ārpus3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) no4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) bez5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) aiz (cēloņa nozīmē)6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) no* * *no ; aiz -
11 prevailing
1) (most frequent: The prevailing winds are from the west.) dominējošs; valdošs2) (common or widespread at the present time: the prevailing mood of discontent among young people.) izplatītākais; valdošais* * *pārsvarā esošs, dominējošs -
12 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) nobiedēt2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) izbailes2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panika•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *izbailes; nobiedēt; aizbaidīt -
13 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) izvēlēties; izvirzīt (kandidātu)2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) tuvākie draugi2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) smalks; elitārs; izsmalcināts•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *atlasīts, izmeklēts; izsmalcināts, smalks; atlasīt, izmeklēt; izvēlīgs -
14 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 -
15 unrest
(a state of trouble or discontent, especially among a group of people: political unrest.) nemieri* * *nemiers, satraukums; jukas, nemieri -
16 widespread
adjective (spread over a large area or among many people: widespread hunger and disease.) plaši izplatīts/izplatījies* * *plaši izplatīts -
17 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) vidū, starp2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) vienlaicīgi (ar) -
18 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) ieraudzīt; atšķirt3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) spēlēt pēc dzirdes
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