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101 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) pasniegt; piedāvāt; paņemt2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) noturēties -
102 high-rise
adjective (with many storeys: She does not like living in a high-rise flat as the children cannot get out to play easily.) augstceltnes- -
103 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) iespējams; varbūt (pagātnes nozīmē) -
104 put up with
(to bear patiently: I cannot put up with all this noise.) samierināties; pieciest -
105 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) izlikšanās; acu aizmālēšana -
106 take risks / take a risk
(to do something which might cause loss, injury etc: One cannot be successful in business unless one is willing to take risks.) uzņemties risku; riskēt -
107 tantalise
(to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) mocīt (ar vilinājumu)- tantalising -
108 tree line
noun (the height above which trees cannot grow.) koku veģetācijas robeža -
109 unaccountably
adverb (in a way that cannot be explained: He was unaccountably late/ill.) nesaprotamu iemeslu dēļ -
110 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) bezcerīgs pasākums -
111 word of honour
(a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour: I give you my word of honour that I'll do it.) goda vārds
См. также в других словарях:
cannot — is usually written as one word, although can not occurs from time to time in letters, examination scripts, etc. The contraction can t is fairly recent (around 1800) and does not occur (for example) in Shakespeare. Can t is often articulated even… … Modern English usage
cannot — [kan′ät΄, kə nät′] can not cannot but have no choice but to; must … English World dictionary
Cannot — Can not [Can to be able + not.] Am, is, or are, not able; written either as one word or two. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cannot — c.1400, from CAN (Cf. can) (v.) + NOT (Cf. not). O.E. expressed the notion by ne cunnan … Etymology dictionary
cannot — ► CONTRACTION ▪ can not … English terms dictionary
cannot — can|not [ kæ,nat, kə nat ] modal verb *** the negative form of CAN. The less formal way of saying and writing this is can t: Please don t tell me what I can and cannot do! What if the parties cannot agree? You cannot escape the law. cannot (help) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cannot */*/*/ — UK [ˈkænɒt] / US [ˈkæˌnɑt] / US [kəˈnɑt] modal verb the negative form of can. The less formal way of saying and writing this is can t Please don t tell me what I can and cannot do! What if the parties cannot agree? You cannot escape the law. •… … English dictionary
cannot — /kan ot, ka not , keuh /, v. 1. a form of can not. 2. cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise. [1350 1400; ME] Usage. CANNOT is sometimes also spelled CAN NOT. The one word spelling is by far the more common:… … Universalium
cannot — can|not [ˈkænət, nɔt US na:t] modal v 1.) a negative form of can ▪ Mrs Armstrong regrets that she cannot accept your kind invitation. 2.) cannot but formal used to say that you feel you have to do something ▪ One cannot but admire her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cannot — This term should be spelled as one word (cannot) unless you wish to emphasize not. Such usage is rare, but it is permissible in a statement such as I can hear you, but I can not understand you. Use of can t for cannot is sanctioned by widespread… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
cannot — contraction can not. Usage Both the one word form cannot and the two word form can not are acceptable, but cannot is far more common. Reserve the two word form for constructions in which not is part of a set phrase, such as ‘not only … but… … English new terms dictionary
