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1 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) pievilkt; []saistīt2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) piesaistīt; valdzināt•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness* * *pievilkt; valdzināt, saistīt -
2 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) tuvoties; griezties (pie)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) tuvošanās2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) pieeja3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) tuvošanās; griešanās (pie)•- approaching* * *tuvošanās; pieeja; tuvoties; uzsākt sarunas, griezties -
3 fascinate
['fæsineit](to charm; to attract or interest very strongly: She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people.) apburt; valdzināt- fascination* * *valdzināt, apburt; hipnotizēt ar skatienu
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