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1 unable
(without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) nevarēt atnākt uz tikšanos* * *nespējīgs -
2 unable to pay
maksātnespējīgs -
3 to be unable to make head or tail
nevarēt nekā saprastEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be unable to make head or tail
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4 to be unable to see the wood for the trees
sīkumu dēļ neredzēt galvenoEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be unable to see the wood for the trees
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5 out of hand
(unable to be controlled: The angry crowd was getting out of hand.) nekontrolējams* * *nepaklausīgs, izlaidies; uzreiz; uz karstām pēdām -
6 bankrupt
1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) bankrotējis2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) bankrotētājs3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) novest līdz bankrotam; izputināt; bankrotēt* * *bankrotētājs; iedzīt bankrotā; bankrotējis -
7 lame
[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) klibs; kropls2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) (par iebildumu, atvainošanos u.tml.) neveikls; nepārliecinošs2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) sakropļot; padarīt klibu- lamely- lameness -
8 anaesthetize
verb (to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).) anestezēt* * *anestezēt -
9 angry
1) (feeling or showing anger: He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry - it is going to rain.) dusmīgs; nikns; draudošs2) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) iekaisis* * *dusmīgs, nikns; iekaisis; bangains; draudošs, nikns -
10 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) akls; neredzīgs2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) akls3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) (par ielu u.tml.) bez izejas; akls; neperspektīvs4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) aklo-; neredzīgo-2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) žalūzija; (nolaižams loga) aizkars2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) acu apmānīšana3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) padarīt neredzīgu/aklu- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) aizsiet acis5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) ar aizsietām acīm- the blind leading the blind* * *laupīt acu gaismu, padarīt neredzīgu; žilbināt, aizmiglot; aizēnot, aptumšot; slēpt; drāzties lielā ātrumā; neredzīgs, akls; tāds, kas neredz; neskaidri iespiests, neskaidrs; neprātīgs, neapdomīgs; bez izejas -
11 breathe
[bri:ð]1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) atviegloti nopūsties2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) izdvest (skaņu); atklāt (noslēpumu)•- breather* * *elpot; atņemt elpu; izdvest; uzvējot -
12 colour-blind
adjective (unable to tell the difference between certain colours: As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.)* * *krāsu akls; bez rasu aizspriedumiem -
13 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) kurls2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) kurls•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to* * *nedzirdīgs, kurls; nedzirdīgs; tukšs -
14 fog-bound
adjective (unable to move or function because of fog: The plane is fog-bound.) miglas aizkavēts* * *miglas aizkavēts, savādnieks -
15 foolproof
adjective (unable to go wrong: His new plan seems completely foolproof.) drošs; (par ierīcēm) vienkāršs; viegli lietojams* * *nekļūdīgs, drošs; nesarežģīts, vienkāršs -
16 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) sasalt; aizsalt; pārvērsties ledū2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) salt3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) nosalt4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) sasaldēt5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) sastingt6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) iesaldēt2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) sals- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *sals; iesaldēšana; pārvērsties ledū, sasaldēt; salt; sasalt; nosaldēt; sastingt; iesaldēt; galīgi pieņemt, standartizēt -
17 frustrated
1) (disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied: She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher.) neapmierināts; vīlies2) (unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like: Literary critics are often frustrated writers.) vīlies; neizdevies* * *vīlies, neapmierināts -
18 helpless
adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) bezpalīdzīgs* * *bezpalīdzīgs, nevarīgs -
19 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) bezcerīgs2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) bezcerīgs; nekam nederīgs3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) neārstējams; nedziedināms* * *bezcerīgs; veltīgs, nederīgs; nedziedināms, neārstējams -
20 illiterate
[i'litərət]1) (unable to read and write.) analfabētisks2) (having little or no education.) neizglītots•* * *analfabēts; neizglītots cilvēks; analfabētisks; neizglītots
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