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1 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) labākais, ko dzīve var sniegt -
2 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) mala; puse2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) sāns; skaldne3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) sāns4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) puse5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) sāns6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) puse; daļa7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) nogāze8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) puse9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) puse2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) blakus-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *mala; puse; sāni; nogāze; lielība, uzpūtība; borts; komanda; nostāties kāda pusē, pieslieties; blakus -
3 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) lēkāt2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) lēkāt3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) []lēkt; []lēkt4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) ielēkt; izlēkt (no automašīnas)2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) lēciens2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) lēciens; lēkāšana•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) apinis* * *lēciens; danči; īss lidojums; lēkāt; pārlēkt; dancot -
4 kneel
[ni:l]past tense, past participle - knelt; verb((often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground: She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern.) mesties ceļos; stāvēt uz ceļiem* * *mesties ceļos; stāvēt uz ceļiem -
5 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) kad2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) tā kā3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) kā4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) kā5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) lai gan6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) (līdzīgi) kā2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tikpat... kā3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tikpat... kā2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) kā3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) kā4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) kā•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *kā ; par; kā piemēram; tikpat kā; tikpat; kad; jo, tā kā; tā ; lai cik, lai gan; vēl jo vairāk; jo -
6 casserole
['kæsərəul]1) (a covered dish in which food is both cooked and served: an earthenware casserole.) kastrolis2) (the food cooked in a casserole: I've made a casserole for dinner.) sautējums* * *kastrolis; sautējums -
7 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris -
8 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farss2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) farss; joks•- farcical* * *farss, joks -
9 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) ne... ne...* * *ne... ne -
10 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) dzimums2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) dzimums; dzimuma-•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *dzimums; sekss -
11 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorija2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorija•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *teorija; pieņēmums -
12 fight it out
(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) cīnīties līdz galam; izcīnīt
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