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1 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) cēlonis2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) iemesls; pamats3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) lieta; ideja2. 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 -
2 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) nolikt2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) formulēt; izstrādāt (plānu u.tml.)3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) paglabāt -
3 nobly
adverb He worked nobly for the cause of peace.) pašaizliedzīgi -
4 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) misija; uzdevums2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) sūtība3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) misija; pārstāvniecība; delegācija4) (a place where missionaries live.) misija, misionāru mītne5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) misija•* * *misija; komandējums, norīkojums; uzdevums; kaujas uzdevums; misionāru organizācija -
5 promotion
[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) paaugstināšana (amatā, dienesta pakāpē)2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) sekmēšana; veicināšana3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) reklamēšana; reklāma* * *paaugstināšana; sekmēšana, veicināšana; pārcelšana
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