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21 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) krāsa; nokrāsa2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) krāsa; krāsviela3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) sejas krāsa4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) kolorīts2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) krāsu-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) krāsot- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) tumšādainais- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *nokrāsa, krāsa; krāsviela, krāsa; sejas krāsa; kolorīts; rase; priekšstats; tembrs; izkrāsot, nokrāsot, krāsot; iekrāsoties; nosarkt; izpušķot -
22 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) tumšs2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) tumšs; patumšs3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) tumsa; neziņa- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *tumsa; neziņa, neskaidrība; slepenība; tumša krāsa, ēna; tumšs; tumšmatains; netīrs, ļauns; slepens, neskaidrs; neizglītots; bezcerīgs, drūms; slēgts -
23 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) ieinteresēts2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) ieinteresēts3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) ieinteresēts* * *ieinteresēts; neobjektīvs; uzmanīgs -
24 raw
[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) zaļš; jēls; nevārīts2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) dabisks; neapstrādāts3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) noberzts; nobrāzts; jēls4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) zaļš, neapmācīts•- rawness- a raw deal
- raw material* * *jēlums; vārīga vieta; nobrāzt ādu; jēls; neapstrādāts; bez pieredzes, neapmācīts; nobrāzts, jēls; mitrs, drēgns; rupjš; negodīgs -
25 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) šeit; šurp2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) šai brīdī; te (laika nozīmē)3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) šeit2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) lūk! paklau!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) šeit!•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *šeit; šurp; lūk; šai brīdī, te -
26 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) joks2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) joks2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) jokot2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) jokot•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *joks; jokot -
27 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) []turēt2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) []glabāt; noturēt4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) izdarīt ierakstus9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) iztika; uzturs- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt -
28 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) savāds; dīvains2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nepāra-3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) lieks, bez pāra4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) brīvs; gadījuma-•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *nepāra; atsevišķs; pārpalicis, lieks; brīvs; gadījuma; savāds, dīvains -
29 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) pētīt; vērot2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) pavirši apskatīt; pārlaist acis3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) kontrolēt ar radaru4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) skenēt, nolasīt ar skeneri5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) skenēt, caurskatīt6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) būt pantmērā/ritmā2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) skenēšana; caurskate; pārskats- scanner* * *vērot, pētīt; pavirši apskatīt; skandēt; skenēt; izvērst; izvērse -
30 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pakļauts; atkarīgs2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) pavalstnieks2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) temats; jautājums3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) mācību priekšmets; disciplīna4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) objekts; iemesls5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) teikuma priekšmets3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pakļaut; paverdzināt2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) pakļaut•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *jautājums, temats; cilvēks; pavalstnieks; mācību priekšmets, disciplīna; objekts, priekšmets; iemesls; līķis; subjekts; teikuma priekšmets; galvenā tēma; pakļaut; atkarīgs, pakļauts; padots, pakļauts -
31 sweet
[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) salds2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) svaigs3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) salds; patīkams4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) melodisks; patīkams5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) mīļš; jauks; burvīgs6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) mīļš; jauks; patīkams2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) konfekte2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) saldais ēdiens3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) mīļā; mīļais•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *konfekte; saldais ēdiens; bauda; mīļotais, mīļotā; aromāts; salds; smaržīgs; svaigs; melodisks; mīļš, jauks; patīkams, jauks -
32 correct
[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) koriģēt; []labot; regulēt2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) []labot2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) pareizs2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) pareizs; korekts•- corrective
- correctly
- correctness* * *koriģēt, izlabot, labot; aizrādīt, norāt; izlīdzināt, neitralizēt; noregulēt; labot korektūru; pareizs; korekts -
33 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) atšķirība2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nesaskaņa; strīds3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) starpība•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *starpība, atšķirība; nesaskaņa, strīds; starpība; atšķirt; aprēķināt starpību -
34 happy-go-lucky
adjective (not worrying about what might happen: cheerful and happy-go-lucky.) bezbēdīgs; bezrūpīgs* * *bezbēdīgs, bezrūpīgs; nejaušs; kā pagadās -
35 innocent
['inəsnt]1) (not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc): A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.) nevainīgs2) ((of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions: innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.) nevainīgs; nekaitīgs3) (free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc: an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!) nevainīgs; šķīsts; vientiesīgs•- innocence* * *nevainīgs bērns; vientiesis; šķīsts, nevainīgs; nevainīgs; vientiesīgs; nekaitīgs, nevainīgs; labdabīgs -
36 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) zvērinātie; zvērināto tiesa2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) žūrija•- juror- juryman* * *zvērinātie; zvērināto tiesa; žūrija -
37 kind
I noun(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) suga; šķirne; veidsII 1. adjective(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) laipns- kindly2. adjective(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) laipns- kindness
- kind-hearted* * *šķirne, suga, veids; daba, būtība; labs, mīļš, laipns; pakļāvīgs, mīksts; maigs, patīkams; viegli apstrādājams -
38 optical
['optikəl]adjective (of or concerning sight or what one sees: The two objects in the picture appear to be the same size, but this is just an optical illusion (= they are not actually the same size); microscopes and other optical instruments.) optisks* * *optisks, redzes -
39 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) []sargāt2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) []glabāt3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) konservēt2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) liegums2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) konservi3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.)•- preservative* * *rezervāts; pasargāt, saglabāt; konservēt -
40 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš
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