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by+means+of+something

  • 1 telephone

    1. ['telifəun] noun
    ((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefons
    2. [foun] verb
    1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonēt, zvanīt pa telefonu
    2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pasūtīt/ziņot pa telefonu
    3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) sazvanīt; dabūt savienojumu
    •
    - telephone booth
    - telephone box
    - telephone directory
    - telephone exchange
    * * *
    telefons; telefonēt; uzstādīt telefona aparātu

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  • 2 intend

    [in'tend] 1. verb
    1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) domāt; grasīties
    2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) domāt; saprast
    3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) domāt; paredzēt
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    2. noun
    (purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) nodoms; nolūks
    - intentional
    - intentionally
    - intently
    * * *
    grasīties, domāt; paredzēt; saprast, domāt

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  • 3 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
    * * *
    ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis

    English-Latvian dictionary > way

  • 4 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skops
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) zemisks; negodīgs
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) nejauks; niķīgs
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) nabadzīgs; pieticīgs
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) vidējais
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidējais
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidus
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) nozīmēt
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
    * * *
    vidus; vidējais skaitlis; nozīmēt; būt nodomājušam; iecerēt, paredzēt; vidējais, vidus; viduvējs; nabadzīgs; sīkumains, skops; negodīgs, zemisks; niķīgs; mulstošs

    English-Latvian dictionary > mean

  • 5 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) []balstīt; noturēt
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) atbalstīt
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) pierādīt
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) uzturēt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) []balsts
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) balsts
    •
    - supporting
    * * *
    atbalsts; apgādnieks; atbalstīt; uzturēt; paciest, izturēt

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  • 6 cause

    [ko:z] 1. noun
    1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) cēlonis
    2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) iemesls; pamats
    3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) lieta; ideja
    2. verb
    (to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) būt par iemeslu; izraisīt; piespiest
    * * *
    cēlonis; iemesls, pamats; jautājums, lieta; prāva; būt par iemeslu, izraisīt, radīt; likt, piespiest

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  • 7 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) uz
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) iekšā
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) (norāda laiku)
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) par
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) (norāda stāvokli)
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) uz
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) (norāda uz eksistences līdzekli vai veidu)
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) (norāda līdzdalību)
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) (norāda virzienu) uz
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) tuvu; pie
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) (norāda darbības instrumentu)
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) (norāda lietotāju, valkātāju)
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) (norāda secību laikā) pēc; pēc tam kad
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) (norāda atkārtošanos) pēc
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) (norāda priekšmeta valkāšanu)
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (norāda uz darbības turpināšanos)
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) (norāda ierīces ieslēgšanu vai funkcionēšanu)
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) (norāda procesa iestāšanos un turpināšanos)
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) (norāda darbības virzienu) iekšā
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) (norāda procesa iestāšanos un turpināšanos)
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) (norāda procesa iestāšanos)
    •
    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto
    * * *
    pie, uz ; uz ; par

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  • 8 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) gredzens
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) gredzens; riņķis
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) aplis
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) rings; arēna
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) banda; kliķe
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) apņemt apkārt; ietvert aplī
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) apvilkt (ar apli)
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) gredzenot
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvanīt
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) piezvanīt (pa telefonu)
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) izsaukt ar zvanu
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) šķindēt
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) skanēt; pildīties ar skaņām
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) atskanēt; noskanēt
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvans; zvana skaņa
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) Es tev piezvanīšu.
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) iespaids; gaisotne; noskaņa
    •
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
    * * *
    gredzens; zvans, zvanīšana; skaņa; aplis; cirka arēna; iespaids; rings; banda, kliķe; gadskārta; apņemt; apņemt apkārt; zvanīt; atskanēt, skanēt; gredzenot; ievilkt gredzenu degunā; griezt ripiņās

    English-Latvian dictionary > ring

  • 9 surprise

    1. noun
    ((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt
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    - surprising
    - surprisingly
    - take by surprise
    * * *
    izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts

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  • 10 beyond

    [bi'jond]
    1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) aiz
    2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) aiz; pēc
    3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) aiz; viņpus
    4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) pēc
    •
    - beyond expectation
    - beyond one's means
    * * *
    aizkapa dzīve; tālumā, viņā pusē; viņpus, aiz; pēc

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  • 11 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) sitiens; trieciens
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) [] trieciens
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) (par vēju) pūst
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) []pūst
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) []pūst
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) []pūst
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pūst (mūzikas instrumentu)
    •
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up
    * * *
    ziedēšana, zieds; trieciens, sitiens; plūsma, pūtiens, vēsma; trieciens; dižošanās, lielīšanās; kausēšana; plaukt, ziedēt; pūst; izpūst, uzpūst, pūst; smagi elpot, elst; plātīties; šķiest; nolādēt; aizšmaukt, aizlaisties

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  • 12 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) poga
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) (kontakta, zvana) poga
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) aizpogāt
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) aizkavēt (ar sarunām)
    * * *
    poga; krūšu nozīme; pumpurs

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  • 13 door

    [do:]
    1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) durvis
    2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) ceļš; iespēja
    •
    - doorman
    - doormat
    - doorstep
    - doorway
    - on one's doorstep
    * * *
    durvis; ceļš, izeja

    English-Latvian dictionary > door

  • 14 enable

    [i'neibl]
    (to make able by giving means, power or authority (to do something): The money I inherited enabled me to go on a world cruise.) dot iespēju; atļaut
    * * *
    dot iespēju; sekmēt, veicināt; dot tiesības, atļaut

    English-Latvian dictionary > enable

  • 15 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts
    •
    * * *
    ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt

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  • 16 facility

    [fə'siləti] 1. noun
    1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) spējas
    2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) izveicība
    2. noun plural
    (facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.) iespējas; izdevība
    * * *
    izveicība, spējas; vieglums; iespējas, izdevība; aparatūra, ierīce, iekārta

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  • 17 hoist

    [hoist] 1. verb
    1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) pacelt []; uzcelt
    2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) pacelt; uzvilkt
    2. noun
    1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) celtnis; vinča
    2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) pacelšana; uzvilkšana
    * * *
    lifts, celtnis; vinča; celt; pacelt; uzvilkt

    English-Latvian dictionary > hoist

  • 18 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) grūstīt; grūstīties; izgrūst
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) steidzināt
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) apkrāpt; piekrāpt; izkrāpt
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) spekulēt
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) iziet uz paneļa (par prostitūtu), maukot
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) kņada; rosīšanās
    * * *
    kņada; rosīšanās; afēra, mahinācija, spekulācija; uztiepšana; ievilināšana; grūstīt; grūstīties; nodarboties ar afērām; uztiept; ievilināt; nodarboties ar prostitūciju

    English-Latvian dictionary > hustle

  • 19 inability

    [inə'biləti]
    (the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) nespēja
    * * *
    nespēja

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  • 20 measurement

    1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) lielums, apjoms
    2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) izmērs, lielums
    3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mērījums; mērīšana
    * * *
    mērīšana; izmērs, lielums; mēru sistēma

    English-Latvian dictionary > measurement

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