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1 catching
adjective (infectious: Is chicken-pox catching?) lipīgs* * *lipīgs; saistošs, pievilcīgs; viegli iegaumējams -
2 eye-catching
adjective (striking or noticeable, especially if attractive: an eye-catching advertisement.) acīs krītošs -
3 to be chary of catching cold
sargāties no saaukstēšanās -
4 vote-catching issue
problēma; kuru atbalsta vēlētāji -
5 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties -
6 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) nedrošs; riskants2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) apšaubāms; negodīgs* * *manīgs, veikls; viltīgs; āķīgs -
7 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) acs2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) (adatas u.tml.) acs3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) spēja saskatīt (kaut ko)2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) vērot- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *skatiens; viedoklis; acs; acojamais pumpurs, acs; privātdetektīvs; gaismas acs; uzmanīgi skatīties, vērot -
8 fishing-line
noun (a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish.) makšķeraukla* * *makšķeraukla -
9 fishing-rod
noun (a long thin flexible rod used with a fishing-line and hooks etc for catching fish.) makšķere; makšķerkāts* * *makšķerkāts -
10 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) āķis2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) āķis3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) (boksā) āķis2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) noķert (uz āķa zivi)2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) aizāķēt; saāķēt3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).)•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *āķis; ķeksis; zaglis; aizāķēt, saāķēt; saliekt āķī; noķert; nozvejot; zagt -
11 inoculate
[i'nokjuleit](to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) potēt* * *potēt; acot, okulēt; iedvest -
12 juggle
(to keep throwing in the air and catching a number of objects (eg balls or clubs): He entertained the audience by juggling with four balls and four plates at once.) žonglēt- juggler* * *triks; sagrozīšana, blēdība, krāpšana; rādīt trikus, žonglēt; krāpties, blēdīties -
13 lasso
[læ'su:] 1. plural - lasso(e)s; noun(a long rope with a loop which tightens when the rope is pulled, used for catching wild horses etc.) laso2. verb(to catch with a lasso: The cowboy lassoed the horse.)* * *laso; ķert ar laso -
14 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) tīkls2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) []ķert tīklā- netting- netball
- network* * *tīkls; tīmeklis; lamatas; ienest tīru peļņu; ķert ar tīklu; izlikt tīklus; aust tīklu; pārsegt ar aizsargtīklu; gūt vārtus, trāpīt tīklā; neto, saldo -
15 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) īgns2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) steidzīgs; acumirklīgs; tūlītējs3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) smalks; meistarīgs* * *rosīgs, sparīgs; īgns; švītīgs -
16 snare
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17 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) slazds; lamatas2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) slazds; lamatas2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) ķert ar slazdu/lamatām; iemānīt- trapper- trap-door* * *slazdi, lamatas; lūka; divriči; okšķeris; mute; sitamie instrumenti; sifons; izlikt lamatas; iemānīt, ievilināt -
18 vaccine
['væksi:n](a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person or animal to prevent him from catching that disease.) vakcīna- vaccination* * *pote, vakcīna -
19 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) iegāzt2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) -
20 for fear of
(so as not to: She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold.) baidoties
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