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be getting on for

  • 1 be getting on for

    (to be close to (a particular age, time etc): He must be getting on for sixty at least.) tuvoties; gandrīz sasniegt

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  • 2 it's getting on for suppertime

    iekāpt; satikties; drīz būs vakariņas; uzkāpt

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  • 3 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) priekš
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) (norāda virzienu) uz
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) (norāda attālumu vai laika posmu)
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (norāda uz nolūku)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) (norāda vērtību) par
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) (norāda uz mērķi)
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) (pārstāvot kādu) no
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) (kāda) labā
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) par
    10) (because of: for this reason.) dēļ
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) (norāda nolūku)
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) (norāda attieksmi, spējas)
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.)
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) neskatoties uz; par spīti
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) jo; tāpēc ka
    * * *
    tāpēc ka, jo ; priekš; par; labad, dēļ, aiz; pret; pēc; uz ; no

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  • 4 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) saņemt; dabūt
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) dabūt; iegādāties
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) tikt; aizkļūt; sasniegt (kādu vietu)
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) nokļūt (kādā stāvoklī)
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) kļūt; tapt
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) piespiest; likt (darīt kaut ko)
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) nokļūt
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) paveikties (kaut ko izdarīt)
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) saslimt; saķert (slimību)
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) notvert (kādu)
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) saprast; aptvert
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    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to
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    dabūt, saņemt; dabūt, iegūt; pelnīt, saņemt; saķert, notvert; saprast, aptvert; aplipt, saķert; nodibināt sakarus, sazināties; aizkļūt, tikt, sasniegt; nogādāt, pavadīt; iekļūt; likt, piespiest; nokļūt; kļūt

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  • 5 easier said than done

    (more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) vieglāk pateikt, nekā izdarīt
    * * *
    vieglāk pateikt, nekā izdarīt; vieglāk pateikt, nekā izdarīt

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  • 6 hate

    [heit] 1. verb
    (to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) ienīst; neciest
    2. noun
    1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) naids
    2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) nepatikas objekts
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    - hatefully
    - hatefulness
    - hatred
    * * *
    naids; nepatikas objekts; ienīst; neciest

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  • 7 hood

    [hud]
    1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) kapuce
    2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) nolaižams jumts
    3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) (automašīnas) pārsegs
    4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) kapuce
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    kapuce; nolaižamais jumts; pārsegs; gangsteris, bandīts

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  • 8 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties
    •
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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    apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli

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  • 9 sneer

    [sniə] 1. verb
    1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) vīpsnāt
    2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) vīpsnāt; apnicināt; nonicināt
    3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) teikt ar nicinājumu
    2. noun
    (a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) vīpsna; nicinājums
    * * *
    vīpsnāšana; ņirgāšanās; vīpsnāt; ņirgāties

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  • 10 explore

    [ik'splo:]
    1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) pētīt
    2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) izpētīt
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    - exploratory
    - explorer
    * * *
    pētīt; izpētīt

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  • 11 fence

    I 1. [fens] noun
    (a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) žogs
    2. verb
    (to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) iežogot
    II [fens] verb
    1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) paukoties
    2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izvairīties no atbildes
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    žogs; zagtu mantu slēpējs; zagtu mantu slēptuve; iežogot; paukot; izvairīties no atbildes; pārvarēt šķērsli; slēpt zagtas mantas; iepriekš apstrādāt vēlētājus

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  • 12 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) satvert
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) aptvert
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) tvēriens
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) uztveres spēja; saprašana
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    * * *
    tvēriens; vara; saprašana, uztveres spēja; satvert, sagrābt; tvert; saprast, aptvert

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  • 13 mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
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    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
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    marka; zīme; plankums, traips; rēta; pēdas, zīmogs; pazīme; mērķis; standarts, līmenis; ievērība; atzīme; krusts; starta līnija, starts; apzīmēt, iezīmēt; atstāt pēdas; atzīmēt; iededzināt degzīmi, marķēt; ielikt atzīmi; iegaumēt; izrādīt, izteikt; izcelt, izvirzīt

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  • 14 ploy

    [ploi]
    1) (a plan; a manoeuvre: She uses various ploys for getting her own way.) viltība; gājiens
    2) (a piece of business; a little task: The children were off on some ploy of their own.) darīšanas; nodarbība; darbiņš
    * * *
    gājiens, viltība, triks

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  • 15 route

    1. noun
    (a way of getting somewhere; a road: Our route took us through the mountains.) maršruts; ceļš
    2. verb
    (to arrange a route for: Heavy traffic was routed round the outside of the town.) []virzīt; nosūtīt pa maršrutu
    * * *
    maršruts; sastādīt maršrutu; sūtīt pa maršrutu

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  • 16 waltz

    [wo:l ] 1. noun
    ((a piece of music for) a type of slow ballroom dance performed by couples: The band is playing a waltz; ( also adjective) waltz music.) valsis
    2. verb
    1) (to dance a waltz (with): Can you waltz?; He waltzed his partner round the room.) dejot valsi; valsēt
    2) (to move cheerfully or with confidence: He waltzed into the room and told us that he was getting married the next day.) []dejot; []lidot (no prieka u.tml.)
    * * *
    valsis; tīrais nieks, nieka lieta; dejot valsi, valsēt

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  • 17 keep off

    1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) turēties atstatu
    2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) turēt atstatu; atvairīt

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