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101 inland
1. ['inlənd] adjective1) (not beside the sea: inland areas.) iekšzemes-2) (done etc inside a country: inland trade.) iekšējs-2. adverb(in, or towards, the parts of the land away from the sea: These flowers grow better inland.) zemes iekšienē* * *zemes vidiene; iekšzemes, iekšējais; zemes iekšienē -
102 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) iedvesmot2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) iedvesmot; iedvest•* * *iedvest; iedvesmot -
103 just now
1) (at this particular moment: I can't do it just now.) pašreiz2) (a short while ago: She fell and banged her head just now, but she feels better again.) nupat* * *pirms brīža; šobrīd; nupat; pašreiz -
104 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) zināt2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) zināt; prast3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) pazīt4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) pazīt•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *zināt; prast; pazīt; iepazīt, pieredzēt -
105 manure
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106 mend
[mend] 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) []labot; []remontēt2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) atlabt2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) ielāps; lāpīta vieta- mending* * *ielāpa vieta, ielāps; uzlabošanās; remontēt, lāpīt, labot; atveseļoties; laboties -
107 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) tīrais; niecīgākais- merely* * *dīķis, ezers; tīrs, skaidrs -
108 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nekāds; neviens2) (not allowed: No smoking.) (izsaka aizliegumu)3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nekāds2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ne; ne [] kā3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nē4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) noliegums; atteikums2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) balsis ‘pret'•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) neievērojams cilvēks, nulle- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing* * *noliegums; atteikums, noraidījums; balsis "pret"; nekāds, neviens; nē ; ne -
109 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) tagad, pašlaik2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) tūlīt3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) šobrīd4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) tobrīd, toreiz5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) tagad, nu6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu, nu lūk2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) tagad, kad- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *pašreizējais brīdis, tagadne; pašlaik, šobrīd, tagad; nekavējoties, tūlīt; tad, toreiz; tagad kad -
110 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) eļļa2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) []eļļot- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *eļļa; naftas produkts, nafta; eļļas krāsas; vaskadrānas tērps; ieeļļot, ietaukot; izkust -
111 oracle
['orəkl]1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) zinātājs; autoritāte2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) orākuls* * *orākuls, pravietis; autoritāte, soģis, padomdevējs; neapstrīdama patiesība -
112 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) pārspēt* * *pārspēt -
113 overrate
[əuvə'reit](to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) pārvērtēt* * *pārvērtēt -
114 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) aizēnot* * *aizēnot, aptumšot -
115 peerless
adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) nesalīdzināms; nepārspējams* * *nesalīdzināms, vienreizējs -
116 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) dot priekšroku- preferably
- preference* * *atzīt par labāku, dot priekšroku; paaugstināt; iesniegt, izvirzīt -
117 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) []spiest; []spiesties2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) []spiest3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) uzstāt; steidzināt4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) pieprasīt; uzstāt5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presēt; gludināt2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) iespiedmašīna3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prese; preses-4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnālisti5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prese; spiedne•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *spiešana; varmācīga vervēšana; rekvizēšana; spiediens; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; neatliekamība, steiga; siena skapis; gludināšana; prese; žurnālisti; izdevniecība, tipogrāfija; iespiešana; iespiedmašīna; prese, spiedne; varmācīgi vervēt; spiest; nospiest, uzspiest, piespiest; rekvizēt; steidzināt; spiesties, drūzmēties; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; gludināt; presēt; štancēt -
118 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) rasisms2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) rasu aizspriedumi* * *rasu aizspriedumi, rasisms -
119 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) izlabot (kļūdas); uzlabot; pārstrādāt2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) atkārtot3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) revidēt/mainīt uzskatus•- revision* * *otrā korektūra, revīzija; izlabot, pārstrādāt; mainīt; atkārtot mācību vielu -
120 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risks2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.)2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) riskēt•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *risks; riska objekts; riskēt
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