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1 abortive
[-tiv]adjective (unsuccessful: an abortive attempt to climb the mountain.) neveiksmīgs* * *priekšlaicīgs; neizdevies, neveiksmīgs; nepilnīgi attīstījies -
2 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) piepūle2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) pūles3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) sasniegums•- effortlessly* * *piepūle; sasniegums -
3 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) ciest neveiksmi; izkrist (eksāmenā); neizdoties [] izdarīt2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bremzes nenostrādāja3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) trūkt; nepietikt4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) izgāzt (eksāmenā)5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) pievilt•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) neizdošanās gadījumā; iztrūkstot; ja...- failure- without fail* * *ciest neveiksmi; izkrist; izgāzt; neizdoties, nepadoties; nepietikt, trūkt; pasliktināties; pievilt; bankrotēt -
4 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) iedomīgs2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) neveiksmīgs; veltīgs3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tukšs•- vainly- vanity
- in vain* * *veltīgs; iedomīgs, uzpūtīgs; tukšs, neīsts
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