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1 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 -
2 fictitious
[fik'tiʃəs]1) (not true: a fictitious account.) fiktīvs2) (not real or based on fact: All the characters in the book are fictitious.) izdomāts; neīsts* * *izdomāts, neīsts; fiktīvs; liekuļots, melīgs -
3 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) iedomāties2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) iztēloties3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) domāt; šķist•- imagination
- imaginative* * *iztēloties, iedomāties -
4 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) taisnīgs; pareizs2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) pamatots3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) pelnīts•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) tieši tas/tā2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tikpat3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) tikko4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pašreiz; nupat5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) tieši, kad6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) tieši7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) acumirkli!8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) patiešām; tik tiešām9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) tiešām•- just now
- just then* * *taisnīgs; pelnīts; pamatots; precīzs, pareizs; tieši; nupat, tikko; tikai; tikko; tik tiešām, patiešām -
5 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) tagad, pašlaik2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) tūlīt3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) šobrīd4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) tobrīd, toreiz5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) tagad, nu6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu, nu lūk2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) tagad, kad- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *pašreizējais brīdis, tagadne; pašlaik, šobrīd, tagad; nekavējoties, tūlīt; tad, toreiz; tagad kad -
6 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') gluži otrādi* * *gluži pretēji; gluži otrādi -
7 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradokss- paradoxically* * *paradokss -
8 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tik; tādā mērā2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tā; tādā veidā3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tā (atsaucoties uz iepriekšminēto vārdu)4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) arī; tāpat5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') jā; pilnīgi pareizi2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *sol; tādā veidā, tā ; tādā mērā, tik; arī; apmēram; tā!, tiešām!; tāpēc, tādēļ; tātad -
9 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) turēt aizdomās2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) neuzticēties; apšaubīt3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) šķist; likties2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) aizdomās turētais []3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) apšaubāms; aizdomīgs- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness* * *aizdomīga persona; turēt aizdomās; apšaubīt; domāt, pieņemt; aizdomīgs -
10 unconfirmed
(not yet shown or proved to be true: There are unconfirmed reports of another earthquake in China.) neapstiprināts* * *neapstiprināts; neiesvētīts
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