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1 to be about to do something
gatavoties kaut ko darīt -
2 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) apmēram2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) kaut kas līdzīgs* * *lieliski; kaut kas līdzīgs; apmēram -
3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) rūpīgi pārdomāt/apsvērtEnglish-Latvian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) rūpīgi pārdomāt/apsvērtEnglish-Latvian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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5 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) slikti justies (par kaut ko); pārdzīvot -
6 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) slikti justies (par kaut ko); pārdzīvot -
7 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) kā būtu ar/ja2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) kā ir (ar) -
8 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) atvieglot sirdi; izstāstīt patiesību -
9 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) okšķerēt; taustīties -
10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) uzņemt labsirdīgi/bez aizvainojuma -
11 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) uzņemt labsirdīgi/bez aizvainojuma -
12 there's something funny about it
tur kaut kas nav kārtībāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > there's something funny about it
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13 to be crazy about something
kārs -
14 to be in the dark about something
būt neziņā par kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be in the dark about something
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15 to be nuts about something
būt kā uzburtam uz kaut ko -
16 to be reticent about something
noklusēt kaut ko -
17 to be vague about something
izteikties par kaut ko nenoteikti; būt par kaut ko ne visai pārliecinātam -
18 to be very doubtful about something
kaut ko ļoti apšaubītEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be very doubtful about something
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19 to beat one's brains about something
lauzīt galvu par kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to beat one's brains about something
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20 to bother about something
rūpēties par kaut ko; noņemties ar kaut ko
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