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  • 121 smell

    1. [smel] noun
    1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) oža
    2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) smarža; smaka
    3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) Pasmaržo šo!
    2. [smelt] verb
    1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) saost
    2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) smaržot
    3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) pasmaržot
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    - smelly
    - smelliness
    - smell out
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    oža; smaka, smarža; saost; ostīt; ost, smaržot

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  • 122 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off
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    taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi

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  • 123 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) sasprindzināt; piepūlēt; sasprindzināties; pūlēties
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sastiept; pārpūlēt
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) pārbaudīt kāda pacietību
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) izkāst; filtrēt
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) spriegojums; nostiepums; slodze
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) sasprindzinājums; piepūle
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) pārpūle
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) slodze
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    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) cilts; suga
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendence; tieksme; noslieksme
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) skaņas; melodija
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    dzimta, cilts; piepūle, sasprindzinājums; sastiepums; iedzimta īpašība; spriegums; rakstura īpašība; stils; deformācija; vārsmas, dzeja; melodija, motīvs; nostiept, izstiept; piepūlēt, sasprindzināt; nelietīgi izmantot; apskaut, apkampt

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  • 124 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) []sist; uzsist
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikot
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) uziet; atrast
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) atstāt iespaidu; ienākt prātā
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
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    streiks; atradums; uzlidojums; streikot; sist; šķilt uguni; nejauši atrast, uzdurties; kalt; nojaukt; nolaist; ienākt prātā; atstāt iespaidu; iedvest; satriekt; panākt, sasniegt; ieņemt; ielauzties, iespiesties; laist; dēstīt, stādīt; virzīties; šantažēt, izspiest; meklēt protekciju

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  • 125 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) viegls klauvējiens/piesitiens
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) viegli pieklauvēt/uzsist
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krāns
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) sākt izmantot
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) ierīkot noklausīšanās aparātu
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    krāns; uzsitiens, klauvējiens; pasitnis; spunde, tapa; šķirne; signāls gaismas nodzēšanai; vakarblāzma; bārs, bufete; naudas izspiešana; ķeza; vītņurbis; atzarojums; noklausīšanās ierīce; pieklauvēt, uzsist; ielikt tapu; ieliet; piesist papēžus; iedzīt, iesist; izņemt tapu; pārdurt; tecināt sulu; uztvert; noklausīties; izvilināt, izspiest; iegriezt iekšējo vītni; izlaist kausētu metālu

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  • 126 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) []stāstīt; []teikt
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) likt; teikt
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) stāstīt; teikt
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) atšķirt; noteikt
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) atklāt noslēpumu; izpļāpāt
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) izpausties; atklāties
    •
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell
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    stāstīt; sacīt, teikt; likt, pavēlēt; izšķirt, atšķirt; izcelties; norādīt; atsaukties, ietekmēt; nosūdzēt; saskaitīt; skaitīt

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  • 127 the

    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) tas
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)
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    - the...
    * * *
    jo

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  • 128 trimming

    1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) rotājums; greznojums
    2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) atgriezums
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    rotājums; garnējums; izpušķojums; atgriezums; kāviens; brāziens, rājiens; armatūra; pieskaņošana

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