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1 both
[bouƟ]adjective, pronoun(the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) abi* * *abi -
2 both of us
mēs abi -
3 both ... and
gan...; kā...; tā arī... -
4 both of them
abi divi -
5 both sides of paper
papīra abas puses -
6 both tired and hungry
kā noguris, tā arī izsalcis -
7 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) ietekmēt abējādi -
8 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 -
9 bread buttered on both sides
labklājība; pārticība -
10 to burn the candle at both ends
neprātīgi šķiest spēkus; dzīvot uz nebēduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to burn the candle at both ends
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11 to have one's bread buttered on both sides
izmantot visas iespējas savā labā; būt pārtikušam; būt labi pārtikušamEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to have one's bread buttered on both sides
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12 to have the best of both worlds
ņemt visu, ko dzīve dodEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to have the best of both worlds
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13 to make both ends meet
savilkt galus kopā -
14 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
15 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
16 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) gals; gala-2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) beigas; nobeigums3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) nāve; gals4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mērķis; nolūks5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) atlikums; galiņš2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) beigt; beigties- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *gals; nobeigums, beigas; galiņš, atlikums; nāve, gals; puse, mala; nolūks, mērķis; iznākums, rezultāts; šķēru pavediens; beigt -
17 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 -
18 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 -
19 shin
[ʃin] 1. noun(the front part of the leg below the knee: He kicked him on the shins.) apakšstilbs2. verb((usually with up) to climb by alternate movements of both arms and both legs: He shinned up the tree.) []rāpties* * *apakšstilbs, liels; uzrāpties; iespert pa lielu; skriet, iet; aizņemties naudu -
20 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) zaudēt (abas) iespējas; dzīties pakaļ diviem zaķiem
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both — ► PREDETERMINER , DETERMINER , & PRONOUN ▪ two people or things, regarded and identified together. ► ADVERB ▪ applying equally to each of two alternatives. ● have it both ways Cf. ↑have it both ways USAGE When both is … English terms dictionary
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both|er — «BOTH uhr», noun, verb, interjection. –n. 1. much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble: »What a lot of bother about nothing! SYNONYM(S): disturbance. 2. a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble: »A door that will not shut is a… … Useful english dictionary
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