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1 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties -
2 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) slēdzis2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) pārmaiņa; nogriešanās3) (a thin stick.) rīkste2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) pagriezt; pārslēgt; pievērsties- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *rīkste; lieka bize; pārslēgšanās; slēdzis; pārmija; putotājs; sist; pārslēgties; novirzīt; putot; pārslēgt -
3 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) svilpt; svilpot2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) svilpt3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) []svilpt4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) svilpot2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) svilpiens2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) svilpe3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) svilpe* * *svilpiens; svilpe; rīkle; svilpt; svilpot
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