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1 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) drošs; nešaubīgs2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) drošs; noteikts3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) kāds; zināms4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) zināms•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') protams!- for certain
- make certain* * *drošs, noteikts; nešaubīgs, pārliecināts; zināms, kāds -
2 make certain
(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) pārliecināties -
3 for certain
(definitely: She may come but she can't say for certain.) droši; noteikti* * *droši -
4 are you quite certain about that?
vai esat gluži pārliecināts par to?English-Latvian dictionary > are you quite certain about that?
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5 dead certain
pilnīgi pārliecināts -
6 for a certain reason
zināma iemesla dēļ -
7 he is certain to come
viņš noteikti atnāks -
8 nothing is certain
nekas nav drošs -
9 the statement has a certain substratum of truth
apgalvojumā ir zināma daļa patiesībasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the statement has a certain substratum of truth
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10 to a certain degree, in some degree
zināmā mērāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to a certain degree, in some degree
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11 to agree with certain qualifications
piekrist ar zināmiem iebildumiemEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to agree with certain qualifications
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12 to be morally certain
būt pašos pamatos pārliecinātam -
13 to make certain
pārliecināties -
14 to pay a certain sum of money in tax
maksāt noteiktu naudas summu par nodokliEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to pay a certain sum of money in tax
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15 to steer a conversation into a certain subject
novirzīt sarunu uz noteiktu tematuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to steer a conversation into a certain subject
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16 under certain circumstances
zināmos apstākļos -
17 we don't know for certain
mēs skaidri nezinām -
18 to a certain extent / to some extent
(partly but not completely.) zināmā mērāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to a certain extent / to some extent
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19 beyond doubt
(certain(ly): Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt.) neapšaubāmi* * *neapšaubāmi -
20 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vest; vadīt2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vest; aizvest3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) novest (līdz kādam stāvoklim)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) būt vadībā/priekšgalā5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) dzīvot2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vadība2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vadība; pārsvars3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) paraugs; piemērs4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vadība; pārsvars5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (suņa) saite6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pavediens (nozieguma u.tml. atklāšanai)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) galvenā loma•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svins2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) (zīmuļa) grafīts•- leaden* * *svins; vadība; piemērs, paraugs; lote; svērtenis, lode; vadība, pārsvars; galvenā loma, galvenās lomas tēlotājs; skārds; plēksnes; izspēle; saite; grafīts; galvenā raksta ievaddaļa; pievads; taciņa, celiņš; mākslīgā gultne, kanāls; dzīsla; apstrādāt ar svinu; vest; būt priekšgalā, komandēt, vadīt; atdalīt ar plēksnēm; tikt apstrādātam ar svinu; būt vadībā, izvirzīties pirmajā vietā; aizvest, vest; diriģēt; izspēlēt pirmo kārti, pārliecināt, dzīvot, ietekmēt
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