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1 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) doties ceļā2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) []sākt; sākties3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) iedarbināt; uzvilkt (pulksteni)4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) uzsākt; nodibināt; izveidot2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) starts; sākums2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) handikaps; priekšrocība•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) satrūkties; salēkties2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) satrūkšanās2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) šoks; pārsteigums* * *sākums; satrūkšanās; starts; handikaps, priekšrocība; iedarbināšana; pacelšanās; doties ceļā; sākt; sākties; satrūkties; pietrūkties kājās; pietrūkties; iedarbināt; dibināt; iztramdīt; sarobīties, samesties; atirt; dot starta signālu; startēt; pacelties -
2 instruct
1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) apmācīt2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) instruēt; dot norādījumus•- instructive
- instructively
- instructiveness
- instructor* * *apmācīt; dot norādījumus, instruēt; informēt, paziņot; uzdot vest lietu
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on the dot — adverb just as it should be Precisely, my lord, he said • Syn: ↑precisely, ↑exactly, ↑on the nose, ↑on the button * * * (informal) PRECISELY, exactly, sharp, prompt, dead on, on the stroke of ; informal … Useful english dictionary
on the dot — also[on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Exactly on time; not early and not late. * /Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot./ * /Ben s plane arrived on the dot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the dot — also[on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Exactly on time; not early and not late. * /Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot./ * /Ben s plane arrived on the dot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the dot — at exactly the time that you mention, especially when this is a time that you have arranged He arrived at 8 o clock on the dot. on the dot of: I was there on the dot of four, as agreed … English dictionary
on the dot — If someone says that they re leaving at seven on the dot, don t be late; they mean at exactly seven o clock … The small dictionary of idiomes
on the dot — If someone says that they re leaving at seven on the dot, don t be late; they mean at exactly seven o clock. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
On the dot — If someone says that they re leaving at seven on the dot, don t be late; they mean at exactly seven o clock … Dictionary of English idioms
dot — 1 noun (C) 1 a small round mark or spot 2 on the dot informal exactly at a particular time: on the dot of five (o clock)/at five (o clock) on the dot: Mr Green arrived at six on the dot. 3 something that looks like a small spot because it is so… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dot — dot1 [ dat ] noun count * 1. ) a very small spot of ink or color: The female fish is yellow, with tiny orange dots on the tail. 2. ) something that looks very small because it is far away: We watched until the airplane was just a dot in the sky.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dot — dot1 dotlike, adj. dotter, n. /dot/, n., v., dotted, dotting. n. 1. a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen. 2. a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill. 3. anything relatively small or… … Universalium
dot — [[t]dɒ̱t[/t]] dots, dotting, dotted 1) N COUNT A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter i , as a full stop, or as a decimal point. 2) N COUNT You can refer to something that you can see in the… … English dictionary
