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1 go around
((of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another: There's a rumour going around that you are leaving.) (par baumām u.tml.) izplatīties -
2 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) bezmērķīgi klīst -
3 pick one's way
(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) iet uzmanīgi -
4 to wind one's arms around somebody
apskaut kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to wind one's arms around somebody
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5 absent-minded
adjective (not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply: an absent-minded professor.) izklaidīgs* * *izklaidīgs -
6 gad
[ɡæd]past tense, past participle gadded: gad about/around verb(to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself): She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school.) slaistīties; klaiņot apkārt* * *asmens, smaile; cirtnis, stienis; šķēps; klaiņot apkārt, slaistīties; ir nu gan!, te tev nu bija! -
7 cog
[koɡ](one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) (zobrata) zobs* * *zobs; mazs gariņš -
8 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) []kārt; uzkārt; karāties2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) pakārt; karāties3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) pakārt4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) nokārties; izkarāties5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) nokārt•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *uzkārt, kritums; jēga; kārt; kārties; pakārt; piegulēt; izstādīt; kavēt -
9 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) iet garām; braukt garām2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) pasniegt (apkārt); nodot; padot3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) sniegties pāri (kaut kam)4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) aizsteigties garām; apdzīt5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) pavadīt (laiku)6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) pieņemt/atbalstīt (lēmumu u.tml.)7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pasludināt (spriedumu)8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) pāriet; []beigties9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) nokārtot (eksāmenu u.tml.)2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) pāreja2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) caurlaide3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) eksāmena nokārtošana; sekmīga atzīme4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) piespēle•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up* * *ceļš, eja; pāreja; šaurums; caurlaide; nokārtošana; kritisks stāvoklis; uzmācība; triks; piespēle; fārvaters, tacis, kuģu ceļš; īss atvaļinājums; iet garām; šķērsot; pārvērsties, pāriet; aizritēt, paiet; mitēties, beigties; pavadīt; nokārtot, izturēt; padot, pasniegt; pārsniegt; pāriet; pieņemt; pasēt -
10 memorandum
[memə'rændəm]1) (a note to help one to remember: He wrote a memo; ( also adjective) a memo pad.) piezīme atmiņai2) (a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues: a memorandum on Thursday's meeting.) apkārtraksts; paziņojums* * *memorands; diplomātiska nota -
11 moon
[mu:n] 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) mēness2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) (planētas) pavadonis•- moonless- moonbeam
- moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.) piepelnīties, strādājot vakaros/pa nakti- moonlit
- moon about/around* * *mēness; pavadonis; mēnessgaisma, mēnesnīca; mēnesis; bezmērķīgi klīst, klaiņot -
12 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) []bikstīt2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) []bakstīt; []durt3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) izbāzt[]; pabāzt[]2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) piebikstīšana; dunka; belziens- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *kule, maiss; bikstīšana; piebikstīšana; dunka, belziens; slaists; bikstīt; piebikstīt; iedunkāt, iebelzt; iebāzt, izbāzt -
13 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) diegs; pavediens2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) vītne3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) sakars; (sarunas) pavediens2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) ievērt (diegu); uzvērt (uz diega)2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) []spraukties; []lauzties•* * *diegs, pavediens; sakars; apģērbs; vītne; ievērt diegu; uzvērt; izspraukties, izlauzties; ievietot; ievilkt svītras; iegriezt vītnes -
14 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vējš2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) elpa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) (kuņģa, zarnu) gāzes2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) aizsist elpu3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pūšamais (instruments)- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) []tīt2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) satīt3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) vīties; līkumot4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) uzgriezt; uzvilkt•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *vējš; vītne, vijums; līkums; elpot; tinums; gāzes; smaka; tukši vārdi; pūst; neļaut atvilkt elpu; tīties; aptīties; vīties; ļaut atvilkt elpu; saost; tīt; aptīt; uzvilkt; cilpot; celt ar vinču -
15 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) palielināt; palielināties; pieaugt2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) radīt; izveidot; nostiprināt (veselību u.tml.)
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