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1 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) raksturs2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) raksturīgas iezīmes; personība3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputācija4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) tēls; personāžs5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) tips6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) burts; rakstu zīme•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) raksturīga pazīme- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *raksturs; raksturīga pazīme; personība, persona; tips; tēls, raksturs; raksturojums, rekomendācija; reputācija; rakstu zīme, burts; simbols, zīme; simbols; rakstura -
2 determination
1) (firmness of character or stubbornness: She showed her determination by refusing to give way.) noteiktība; apņēmība2) (the act of determining.) apņemšanās* * *noteikšana; noteiktība; apņemšanās, apņēmība -
3 fibre
1) (a fine thread or something like a thread: a nerve fibre.) šķiedra2) (a material made up of fibres: coconut fibre.) šķiedra3) (character: A girl of strong moral fibre.) raksturs; daba•- fibrous- fibreglass* * *šķiedra; daba, raksturs -
4 transformation
1) (the act of transforming or process of being transformed: the transformation of water into ice.) pārveidošana; pārveidošanās2) (a change: The event caused a transformation in her character.) izmaiņas* * *pārvēršana, pārveidošana; transformācija; pārvēršana -
5 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) vājums; nespēks2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) vājība; trūkums* * *vārgums, nespēks; vājība -
6 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) daļa2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) daļa3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) loma4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) loma5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partija6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) loma2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) šķirt; dalīt; atvadīties- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *daļa; orgāns, daļa; līdzdalība; puse; loma; apvidus, puse; dotības, spējas; celiņš; matu celiņš; detaļa; balss, partija; atdalīt, sadalīt; sadalīties, atdalīties; izšķirt; atvadīties, šķirties; šķirt celiņu; pa daļai, daļēji -
7 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) sasprindzināt; piepūlēt; sasprindzināties; pūlēties2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sastiept; pārpūlēt3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) pārbaudīt kāda pacietību4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) izkāst; filtrēt2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) spriegojums; nostiepums; slodze2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) sasprindzinājums; piepūle3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) pārpūle4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) slodze•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) cilts; suga2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendence; tieksme; noslieksme3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) skaņas; melodija* * *dzimta, cilts; piepūle, sasprindzinājums; sastiepums; iedzimta īpašība; spriegums; rakstura īpašība; stils; deformācija; vārsmas, dzeja; melodija, motīvs; nostiept, izstiept; piepūlēt, sasprindzināt; nelietīgi izmantot; apskaut, apkampt -
8 calibre
['kælibə]1) (the inner diameter of a gun barrel etc.) kalibrs2) ((of a person) quality of character; ability: a salesman of extremely high calibre.) vēriens* * *kalibrs; vēriens -
9 defect
1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) trūkums; defekts2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) pārbēgt; meklēt politisku patvērumu- defective* * *defekts, vaina, trūkums; bojājums; dezertēt, atkrist; meklēt politisku patvērumu -
10 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) kļūda; vaina2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) trūkums; defekts; bojājums3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) plaisa2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) atrast kļūdu- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *defekts, trūkums; vaina; kļūda; nepareiza serve; bojājums, avārija; pārtraukums; pārbaudījums; pēdu pazaudēšana; nosodīt; nepareizi servēt -
11 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) vērtēt (sacensībās)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) spriest; vērtēt4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arbitrs; eksperts3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) lietpratējs; pazinējs•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt -
12 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) galvenais2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) maģistrāle- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *maģistrāle; atklāta jūra; pamata, galvenais -
13 metamorphosis
[metə'mo:fəsis]plural - metamorphoses; noun((a) marked change of form, appearance, character etc: a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly.) metamorfoze* * *metamorfoze -
14 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) morāls; ētisks2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) morāle; pamācība- morally- morality
- morals* * *morāle, pamācība; tikumība, tikumi; morāls; tikumisks, ētisks -
15 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.) personība2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.) individualitāte3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) slavenība* * *kustama manta -
16 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spēlēties; rotaļāties2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spēlēt (spēli)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spēlēt, tēlot4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) tikt izrādītam, uzvestam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spēlēt (mūzikas instrumentu)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) izspēlēt joku; izmuļķot7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) sacensties (spēlē); pretspēlēt8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rotāties; zaigot; vizuļot9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) laist darbā; virzīt10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) izspēlēt (kārti)2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) atpūta; izklaide2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) luga3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) spēle4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) brīvgājiens•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *rotaļa; spēles gaita, spēle; izspēle, gājiens; joks; luga; brīvība; aktivitāte, darbība; brīvkustība, brīvgājiens, tukšgaita; spēlēt; izdarīt gājienu, izspēlēt; noderēt spēlei; izmantot spēlē; rotaļāties; tēlot; rotāties, vizuļot, zaigot; iedarbināt; darbināt; laist darbā, darboties; izturēties, rīkoties -
17 referee
[refə'ri:]1) (a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc: The referee sent two of the players off the field.) tiesnesis (sportā)2) (a person who is willing to provide a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for new job.)* * *šķīrējtiesnesis; tiesnesis; būt par tiesnesi -
18 reference
['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) atsaukšanās; atsauce2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) rekomendācija; atsauksme3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) atsauce, norāde* * *uzziņa; atsaukšanās, norādījums; norāde; atsauksme, rekomendācija; rekomendācijas devējs; nodošana; dot norādes -
19 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) izlūks2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) skauts2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) izlūkot* * *izlūks; izlūkkuģis, izlūklidmašīna; jaunu talantu meklētājs; skauts; kalpotājs; izlūkošana; zēns, puisis; izlūkot; nicinoši noraidīt -
20 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stabils; drošs; stingrs2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) stabils; noturīgs3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) nesatricināms; drošs4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stabils; noturīgs•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) stallis2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) staļļi (viena īpašnieka) sacīkšu zirgi* * *stallis; sacīkšu zirgi; kolektīvs, kompānija; novietot stallī; stabils
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