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1 to put somebody on his best behaviour
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2 his actions stamp him best
viņu vislabāk raksturo viņa darbi -
3 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) darīt visu iespējamo -
4 the best man in his field
labākais speciālists savā nozarē -
5 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) vēlēties2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vajadzēt; gribēt3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) vēlēt2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) vēlēšanās2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) vēlēšanās3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) vēlējums•- wishing-well* * *vēlējums, vēlēšanās; vēlēties; vēlēt -
6 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 -
7 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) pirmais; galvenais2) (best: in prime condition.) lielisks; pirmklasīgs2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) plaukums- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) iecienītākā raidlaika-II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) sagatavot; pielādēt; piepildīt; gruntēt- primer* * *sākums; ziedu laiks, plaukums; pamattonis, prīma; pirmskaitlis; rīta lūgšana; iepildīt; pielādēt; instruēt, pamācīt; labi pabarot; primārs, sākotnējs; galvenais; pirmklasīgs, lielisks -
8 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) vērtēt (sacensībās)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) spriest; vērtēt4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arbitrs; eksperts3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) lietpratējs; pazinējs•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt -
9 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) līmenis2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) līmenis; stāvs3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) līmeņrādis4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) līdzena virsma; līdzenums2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) līdzens2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) vienāds; vienādlīmeņa-3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) mierīgs; nosvērts3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nolīdzināt; nogludināt2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izlīdzināt3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) tēmēt; mērķēt4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) nolīdzināt līdz zemei; nopostīt•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *līmenis; līdzena virsma, līdzenums; līmeņrādis; nolīdzināt; nivelēt, noteikt augstumu; mērķēt, tēmēt; līdzens, horizontāls; vienādlīmeņa, vienāds; nosvērts, mierīgs; izturēts, nemainīgs; vienādā līmenī -
10 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) izvietot2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) izpatikt•- accommodation* * *piemērot, pielāgot; nokārtot, noregulēt; apgādāt; dot pajumti, izvietot -
11 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) kāpt; rāpties2) (to rise or ascend.) taisīt karjeru2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) kāpšana; rāpšanās; pacelšanās pa karjeras kāpnēm2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) kāpiens; pacēlums•- climber* * *uzkāpšana, uzrāpšanās; kāpiens, pacēlums; augstuma uzņemšana; kāpt, rāpties; taisīt karjeru; uzņemt augstumu; vīties -
12 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) pierunāt; piedabūt; izvilināt* * *piedabūt, pierunāt -
13 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurss; cikls2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) ēdiens3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) trase; korts4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) virziens5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gaita; norise6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) rīcības veids•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *norise, gaita; kurss; kurss, virziens, ceļš; dzīties pakaļ; ritēt, tecēt; cikls, kurss; ēdiens; rāja -
14 favourite
adjective (best-liked; preferred: his favourite city.) iemīļots* * *favorīts, mīlulis; mīļākais priekšmets; favorīts; iemīļots -
15 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) trūkums; kavēklis2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikaps3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) sacensības ar handikapu4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) kavēt* * *fizisks trūkums; traucējums, kavēklis; handikaps; būt par kavēkli; līdzsvarot spēkus -
16 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) rāpties2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) Viņš pietrūkās kājās.3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) cīnīties; plūkties4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) aizšifrēt (telefona ziņu)2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) cīniņš; plūkšanās- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg* * *rāpšanās; kautiņš; juceklis; motobraukšanas sacīkstes; rāpties; ložņāt; cīnīties; izdarīt steigā; izkaisīt; sakult -
17 second-class
1) (of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality: a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.) otrās šķiras-; otrās kategorijas-2) ((for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part: a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; ( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.) otrās klases-* * *otršķirīgs; otrās klases -
18 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) izjaukt kāda nodomus; radīt sajukumu
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