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1 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) []meklēt2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) pārmeklēt; izkratīt2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) meklēšana- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *meklēšana; aptvarste, pārmeklēšana; izpētīšana; meklēt; aptvarstīt, pārmeklēt; pētīt; izpētīt; iespiesties -
2 search party
(a group of people looking for a missing person: When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out.) meklēšanas/glābšanas grupa -
3 search warrant
(a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc.) kratīšanas orderis -
4 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filozofija2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filozofija•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
- philosophise* * *filozofija -
5 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) atmest (paradumus u.tml.); pamest (mācības u.tml.)2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) atteikties no3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) padoties; atdot4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) veltīt (laiku)5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) uzskatīt par [] -
6 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) smadzeņu noplūde* * *kvalificētu speciālistu aizplūšana uz ārzemēm; speciālistu aizplūšana -
7 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) deguns2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) oža3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) priekšgals2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) piesardzīgi virzīties2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) ošņāt; okšķerēt•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pikēt- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *deguns; knābis, purns; snīpis; oža; smarža; priekšgals; zemesrags; okšķeris; ostīt, ošņāt; izokšķerēt; izsekot; piesardzīgi virzīties uz priekšu -
8 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) sakne2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) sakne3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) sakne; cēlonis4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) saknes; izcelšanās2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) apsakņot; iesakņoties- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rakņāties2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rakāties; vandīties* * *sakņaugs; cēlonis, pirmsākums; sakne; laist saknes; piesaistīt; rakņāties; ieviest -
9 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vilkt2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vilkt3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vilkties4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pārmeklēt (ūdens baseina dibenu)5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) (par laiku) lēni vilkties2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) bremze; kavēklis; šķērslis2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) dūmu ievilkšana (smēķējot)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) garlaicīgs pasākums4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) sieviešu drēbes; pretējā dzimuma apģērbs* * *draga, bagars; bremze; smagās ecēšas; šķērslis, kavēklis; garlaicīgs pasākums; garš vilciena sastāvs; garš preču vilciena sastāvs; dūmu ievilkšana; vazāt, vilkt; vilkties; bagarēt; ecēt -
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11 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) pēc; aiz2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) pēc; aiz3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) aiz4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) iepakaļ; nopakaļ5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) pēc6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) pēc2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) pēc tam3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) pēc tam kad- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *turpmākais, sekojošs; pakaļgala; kuģa pakaļgala; vēlāk, pēc tam; aiz; pēc; iepakaļ, nopakaļ, aizmugurē; saskaņā ar, pēc; pēc tam kad -
12 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) pazust; nozust2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) izzust3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) pazust•* * *nozust, pazust, izzust -
13 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniciatīva; ierosme2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniciatīva; ierosme* * *ierosme, iniciatīva; likumdošanas iniciatīvas tiesības -
14 rifle
1. noun(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) šautene2. verb1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) pārmeklēt; vandīties (lai laupītu)2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) nozagt; nolaupīt•* * *šautene; strēlnieki, strēlnieku daļa; pārmeklēt; šaut ar šauteni; rievot -
15 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) pētīt2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) izpētīt•- exploratory
- explorer* * *pētīt; izpētīt -
16 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) noklīst2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) klaiņojošs/bezmāju dzīvnieks3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) noklīdis; klaiņojošs2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) nejaušs; nomaldījies* * *noklīdis bērns; noklīdis dzīvnieks; vietā nenolikta lieta; radio traucējumi; apmaldīties, noklīst no ceļa; novirzīties; klejot; noklīdis; nejaušs -
17 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) stiepties; plesties2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) izkaisīt; izkliedēt; izstiept (laikā)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) izklīst -
18 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) kūniņa2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) rijamais2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) rakņāties* * *kūniņa; uzrakt; izlauzt, izrakt; urķēties, rakņāties; ēdmaņa, ēdiens -
19 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) medīt2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) vajāt; izsekot; meklēt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) medības2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) meklējumi•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *medības; meklējumi; medīt; dzenāt, vajāt -
20 intensive
[-siv]adjective (very great; showing or having great care etc: The police began an intensive search for the murderer; The hospital has just opened a new intensive care unit.) intensīvs* * *intensīvs, spraigs; pastiprinājuma
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