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1 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) tūlīt pat; uz vietas2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) tepat; klāt3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) nostādīt nepatīkamā stāvoklī* * *ķezā; tūlīt pat; uz vietas -
2 set upon
( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) uzbrukt -
3 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pikets2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) sardze; postenis2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) piketēt; izlikt sardzi/posteņus2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.)* * *miets; pikets; patruļa, postenis, sardze; iežogot ar mietiem; piesiet pie mieta; piketēt; izvietot sardzi, patrulēt -
4 castle
1) (a large building strengthened against attack: the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle.) pils2) ((also rook) a piece in chess.) tornis (šahā)* * *pils; tornis; izdarīt rokādi -
5 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) sirds; sirds-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) lietas būtība3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) sirds; dvēsele4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) drosme; drošsirdība5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) sirsniņa6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ercens•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) atklāta un sirsnīga saruna- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *sirds; sirds, dvēsele; drošsirdība, drosme; kodols, būtība; centrālā daļa, vidiene; auglība; serdenis, serde -
6 midnight
(twelve o'clock at night: I'll go to bed at midnight; ( also adjective) a midnight attack.) pusnakts* * *pusnakts; necaurredzama tumsa -
7 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts
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