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1 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) tapt; kļūt2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) kļūt3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) notikt4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) piestāvēt (par apģērbu)•- becoming- becomingly* * *kļūt, tapt; klāties; pieklāties; piestāvēt; notikt -
2 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatizēt(ies)- acclimatisation* * *aklimatizēt; aklimatizēties -
3 freshen
1) (to become fresh or cool: The wind began to freshen.) (par vēju) pieņemties spēkā2) ((often with up) to (cause to) become less tired or untidy looking: I must freshen up before dinner.) atspirdzināties; atsvaidzināt; atsvaidzināties* * *kļūt spirgtākam -
4 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) kļūt vaļīgākam; atslābt; atslābināt2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) samazināt slodzi; atlaist grožus vaļīgāk* * *atslābināt, palaist vaļīgāk; atslābt; palēnināt -
5 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) sēsties; kristies; iegrimt2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) atplūst; kristies3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) norimt•* * *kristies; norimt; nosēsties; iegrimt; apsēsties -
6 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aklimatizēt(ies)- acclimatisation -
7 Anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) angliskot* * *angliskot -
8 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) kļūt tumšam/ melnam2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) nomelnot3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) spodrināt (apavus)* * *kļūt melnam; krāsot melnu; spodrināt; nomelnot -
9 brighten
verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) spodrināt; atdzīvoties; atdzīvināt (izskatu)* * *padarīt spožu, spodrināt; noskaidroties; atplaukt, iemirdzēties, atdzīvoties, uzlaboties -
10 broaden
verb (to make or become broad or broader.) paplašināt; izplest* * *paplašināt, izplest; izplesties, paplašināties -
11 clarify
(to make or become clear (in meaning etc): Would you please clarify your last statement?) noskaidrot; izskaidrot* * *noskaidrot; noskaidroties; dzidrināt, attīrīt -
12 coarsen
verb (to (cause to) become coarse: The laundry-work coarsened her hands.) kļūt rupjam; kļūt raupjam* * *kļūt rupjam; kļūt raupjam -
13 commercialize
verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) pārvērst par peļņas avotu; komercializēt* * *pārvērst par ienākuma avotu; laist tirgū -
14 crumple
(to make or become wrinkled or creased: This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper.) burzīt; burzīties* * *burzīt; burzīties -
15 crystallize
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kristalizēt2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) iecukurot (augļus)3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) []kristalizēt; []kristalizēties* * *kristalizēt; kristalizēties; izkristalizēties; iecukurot -
16 dampen
1) (to make damp.) samitrināt2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) atvēsināt; mazināt* * *drēgnums, mitrums; raktuvju gāze; nomāktība, grūtsirdība; samitrināt; apslāpēt; atvēsināt; samazināt svārstību amplitūdu; slāpēt; amortizēt; mitrs, drēgns -
17 darken
verb (to make or become dark or darker.) satumst; aptumšot* * *aptumšoties, satumst; padarīt tumšu, aptumšot; aptraipīt; nomākt; piešķirt piesātinātāku toni -
18 deepen
1) (to make or become deeper: He deepened the hole.) padziļināt; padziļināties; (par skaņu, balsi) pazemināties2) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) pastiprināt; pastiprināties* * *padziļināt; pastiprināt; piesātināt; pazemināties; padziļināties; pastiprināties -
19 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) ieplest; izplest; izplesties* * *ieplest, izplest; izplesties -
20 discolour
(to (cause to) change colour or become stained: The paintwork had discoloured with the damp.) mainīt krāsu; izbalēt; noplukt* * *mainīt krāsu; nobalēt, noplukt
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