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  • 1 so

    [səu] 1. adverb
    1) ((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 mērā
    2) ((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 veidā
    3) ((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; tāpat
    5) ((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 pareizi
    2. 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

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  • 2 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) visvairāk
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) vairums
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.)
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) vis-; visvairāk; vislabāk
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) ļoti
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) gandrīz; turpat vai
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) visvairāk
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) vairums; lielākā daļa
    •
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of
    * * *
    vairums, vislielākais skaits; visvairāk; pa lielākai daļai, visbiežāk, visvairāk; ļoti

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  • 3 attack

    [ə'tæk] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) uzbrukt
    2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) uzbrukt; kritizēt
    3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) uzbrukt
    4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) ķerties pie (kāda darba, uzdevuma)
    2. noun
    1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) uzbrukums
    2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) lēkme
    * * *
    uzbrukums; lēkme; uzbrucējs; uzbrukt; enerģiski ķerties, radīt koroziju, saēst; ķerties

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  • 4 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) saukt
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) uzskatīt
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) []saukt; kliegt
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) izsaukt; ataicināt
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) apciemot
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) []zvanīt (pa telefonu)
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) nosaukt likmi
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) sauciens
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) svilpošana
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (īss) apciemojums
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefona saruna
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) aicinājums; vilinājums
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) pieprasījums
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) vajadzība
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    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    sauciens, kliedziens; signāls, svilpiens; izsaukums, pieprasījums; apciemojums; īss apciemojums; telefona saruna; prasība; vajadzība; aicinājums; saukt; pasaukt; nosaukt; izsaukt; izziņot, kliegt; apciemot; iegriezties; piezvanīt; modināt; uzskatīt

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  • 5 invite

    1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) ielūgt; uzaicināt
    2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) lūgt; aicināt
    3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) lūgt
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    - inviting
    * * *
    ielūgt, uzaicināt; aicināt, lūgt; raisīt, modināt; pievilkt, saistīt

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  • 6 mumble

    (to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear: The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.) murmināt, bubināt
    * * *
    bubināšana, murmināšana; bubināt, murmināt; čāpstināt

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  • 7 name

    [neim] 1. noun
    1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) vārds
    2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) reputācija; [] slava
    2. verb
    1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) dot vārdu; nosaukt
    2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nosaukt
    •
    - namely
    - nameplate
    - namesake
    - call someone names
    - call names
    - in the name of
    - make a name for oneself
    - name after
    * * *
    vārds; apzīmējums, nosaukums; reputācija, slava; izcila personība, slavenība; cilts, dzimta; dot vārdu, nosaukt; noteikt; iecelt

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  • 8 rightly

    1) (justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case): He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.) pareizi; pelnīti
    2) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) pareizi; dibināti
    * * *
    pareizi; taisnīgi; pienācīgi

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  • 9 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) kampt; ķert ar zobiem
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) pārlauzt; nolauzt
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) noplīkšķēt; aizcirsties
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) atcirst; strupi atbildēt
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) nofotografēt
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) krakšķis; plīkšķis; cirtiens
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) momentuzņēmums
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) kāršu spēle (bērniem)
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) steidzīgs; steigā veikts
    - snappily
    - snappiness
    - snapshot
    - snap one's fingers
    - snap up
    * * *
    kampiens; krakšķis, blīkšķis; aizdare, slēdzējs; spiedpoga; knipis; kraukšķīgs cepums, sauss; enerģija, spars; aukstuma vilnis; viegls darbiņš; cūcene, negaidīta veiksme; momentuzņēmums; kniedēšanas veseris; kampt; nolauzt; nolūzt; pārraut, saplēst; pārtrūkt, saplīst; plīkšķināt; aizcirst; aizcirsties; sist knipi; strupi atbildēt, atcirst; izdarīt momentuzņēmumu; sasteigts; viegls; negaidīti, pēkšņi; brīkšķot

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  • 10 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par
    2. noun
    1) ((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; pārruna
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas
    4) (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
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    - 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

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  • 11 treat

    [tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) izturēties (pret kādu); uzskatīt (par kaut ko)
    2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) ārstēt
    3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) apstrādāt
    4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) izmaksāt; iepriecināt (ar kaut ko)
    5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) aplūkot; aprakstīt; iztirzāt
    2. noun
    (something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) cienasts; dāvana
    * * *
    bauda, tīksme; cienasts; ekskursija, izbraukums; izturēties; iztirzāt, aplūkot; ārstēt; apstrādāt; uzcienāt, izmaksāt; bagātināt

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  • 12 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kārta; rinda
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numurs; uzstāšanās
    •
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
    * * *
    apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot

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  • 13 understand

    1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
    1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) saprast
    2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) pazīt; izprast; saprasties
    3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) domāt; pieņemt; noprast
    •
    - understanding 2. noun
    1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) saprāts; izpratne
    2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) izpratne; iejūtība
    3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) saprašanās; vienošanās
    •
    - make oneself understood
    - make understood
    * * *
    izprast, saprast; noprast, secināt; pieņemt, domāt; saprasties, vienoties

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  • 14 which

    [wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun
    (used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kurš
    2. relative pronoun
    ((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) (tas) kurš
    3. relative adjective, relative pronoun
    (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kas; kurš
    - which is which? - which is which
    * * *
    kāds, kurš; kas, kurš, kāds

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  • 15 whisper

    ['wispə] 1. verb
    1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) čukstēt
    2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) čabēt
    2. noun
    (a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) čuksts; čukstēšana
    * * *
    čukstēšana, čuksti; čabēšana; čalošana, urdzēšana; čukstēt; čabēt; urdzēt, čalot; apmelot, izplatīt

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  • 16 pick on

    1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) izvēlēties (nepatīkama darba veikšanai)
    2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) uzbrukt (ar vārdiem)

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