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1 borrow
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2 to borrow somebody 's theory
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3 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) drošs; nešaubīgs2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) drošs; noteikts3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) kāds; zināms4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) zināms•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') protams!- for certain
- make certain* * *drošs, noteikts; nešaubīgs, pārliecināts; zināms, kāds -
4 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) pāris; daži2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pāris (vīrs un sieva)2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) savienot pāros; sakabināt- couplet- coupling* * *divi, daži, pāris; partneri, pāris; elements; termopāris; savienot pāros; sakabināt; savest, saprecināt; asociēt, saistīt -
5 either
1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) viens no diviem; viens vai otrs2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) abi; kā viens, tā otrs2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) abi; katrs3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) arī2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) starp citu; pie tam•- either way* * *arī; viens no diviem, viens vai otrs; abi, ikkurš, katrs -
6 entitle
1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) dot tiesības; pilnvarot2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) likt virsrakstu; dot nosaukumu•* * *likt virsrakstu, dot nosaukumu; dot tiesības -
7 semicolon
[semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən](the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikols* * *semikols -
8 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) traips2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) plankums; punktiņš3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) pūtīte; izsitumi4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) vieta5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) neliels daudzums; šķipsniņa; drupatiņa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) pamanīt; saskatīt2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) konstatēt; noteikt•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) apgaismot ar prožektoru2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) izcelt; izgaismot•- on the spot
- spot on* * *plankums, traips; pūtīte; lāse; vieta; grūtības; neliela porcija; raidījums, prožektors; notriept, notraipīt; notraipīties; ievērot, saskatīt; novietot; smidzināt; dot handikapu; koriģēt šaušanu; precīzi, tieši -
9 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (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; uzsist2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti4) ((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.) streikot5) (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; atrast6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt7) (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 prātā8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums•- striker- 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* * *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 -
10 sweeper
noun (a person or thing that sweeps: a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper?) slaucītājs; tīrītājs* * *slaucītājs; tīrītājs -
11 on principle
(because of one's principles: I never borrow money, on principle.) principa pēc -
12 principles
noun plural (one's own personal rules or standards of behaviour: It is against my principles to borrow money.) principi; uzskati -
13 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) patriekt (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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14 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) patriekt (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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15 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) patriekt (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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16 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) patriekt (kādu)English-Latvian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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17 steps
noun plural (a stepladder: May I borrow your steps?) sastatņu kāpnes -
18 such as it is
(though it scarcely deserves the name: You can borrow our lawn mower, such as it is.) tāds, kāds ir
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Borrow — (Barre), Georg, geb. 1805 in Norfolk, soll als Kind unter den Zigeunern gelebt haben, durchreiste später als Agent der engl. Bibelgesellschaft Europa und einen Theil Afrikas, beschrieb das Zigeunerleben und seine eigenen Erlebnisse, viel Dichtung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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