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1 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) izslēgt2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) aizgriezt (krānu)3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) izslēgt -
2 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izlikties (par citu)English-Latvian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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3 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izlikties (par citu)English-Latvian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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4 start off
1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) doties ceļā2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) dot iespēju/ļaut uzsākt -
5 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) piekrāpt; apmuļķot (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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6 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) piekrāpt; apmuļķot (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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7 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) piekrāpt; apmuļķot (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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8 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) piekrāpt; apmuļķot (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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9 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 atstatu2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) turēt atstatu; atvairīt -
10 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) doties2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) pamudināt; ierosināt3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) izšaut -
11 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) noapaļot; nogludināt2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) veiksmīgi pabeigt -
12 touch off
(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) izraisīt (sprādzienu, diskusiju u.tml.) -
13 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) atvieglot sirdi; izstāstīt patiesību -
14 one-off
noun, adjective ((something) made, intended etc for one occasion only: It's just a one-off arrangement.) ārkārtējs; vienreizējs* * *unikāls -
15 bring off
(to achieve (something attempted): They brought off an unexpected victory.) paveikt; izpildīt -
16 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) tikt vaļā no; iesmērēt (kādam kaut ko)English-Latvian dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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17 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) tikt vaļā no; iesmērēt (kādam kaut ko)English-Latvian dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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18 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) tikt vaļā no; iesmērēt (kādam kaut ko)English-Latvian dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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19 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) tikt vaļā no; iesmērēt (kādam kaut ko)English-Latvian dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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20 sleep off
(to recover from (something) by sleeping: She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.) izgulēt
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