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1 hell for leather
cik vien jaudas; skriet, ko nagi nes -
2 for the hell of it
(for no particular reason; just for fun: The boys said they had set fire to the house just for the hell of it.) joka pēc; tāpat vien* * *joka pēc; tāpat vien -
3 hell
[hel]((according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc.) elle- hellbent on* * *elle; spēļu elle, zaņķis -
4 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) []celt2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) celt3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) audzēt4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) audzināt5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) izvirzīt; ierosināt6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) savākt7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) izraisīt8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) sacelt9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) uzcelt10) (to give (a shout etc).) pacelt balsi11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) nodibināt [] sakarus2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) algas pielikums- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *paaugstinājums; celt; pacelt; uzcelt; izvirzīt, ierosināt; paaugstināt; audzēt; audzināt; nokomplektēt; sagādāt; izraisīt; atmodināt; atcelt -
5 fiend
[fi:nd]1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) velns; sātans2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) ļaundaris; tīrais velns3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) entuziasts•- fiendish- fiendishly* * *sātans, velns; nezvērs, ļaundaris; upuris
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