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1 I cannot stand idly by while...
es nevaru palikt vienaldzīgs, kad..., es nevaru vienaldzīgi noraudzīties uz...English-Latvian dictionary > I cannot stand idly by while...
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2 witness
['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) [] liecinieks2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) liecinieks3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) liecinieks2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) redzēt savām acīm; būt (kaut kā) lieciniekam2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) apliecināt; apstiprināt•- bear witness* * *liecinieks; aculiecinieks; pierādījums, liecība; būt par liecinieku; būt par aculiecinieku; liecināt; noderēt par liecību, liecināt; apstiprināt
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