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1 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) sacensība; konkurence2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurss; konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) sacīkstes; turnīrs* * *sacensība; sacīkstes; konkurss; konkurence -
2 all-over competition
sacensības daudzcīņā -
3 chess competition
šaha turnīrs -
4 cutthroat competition
konkurence uz dzīvību uz nāvi; konkurence uz dzīvību un nāvi -
5 keen competition
sīva sacensība -
6 severe competition
nesaudzīga konkurence -
7 the whole school took part in the competition
visi skolas audzēkņi piedalījās konkursāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the whole school took part in the competition
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8 to be in competition with
sacensties -
9 to send one's work for a competition
iesniegt savu darbu konkursamEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to send one's work for a competition
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10 to win a competition in a breeze
viegli uzvarēt sacensībāsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to win a competition in a breeze
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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 entrant
noun (one who enters (eg a competition): There were sixty entrants for the musical competition.) (sacīkstēm, konkursam u.tml.) pieteikts dalībnieks* * *ienācējs; iesācējs; reflektants; sacīkšu dalībnieks -
13 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.)2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.)3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.)4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.)5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.)* * *iebraukšana, ieiešana; durvis, vārti; iestāšanās; grīva; iegrāmatojums, ieraksts; pieteikums; sākums; šķirklis; deklarācija -
14 final
1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) pēdējais; gala-; beigu-2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) galīgs2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) fināls; finālspēle- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals* * *finālspēle, fināls; gala eksāmeni; visjaunākais laikraksta izdevums; gala, beigu, pēdējais; izšķirošs, galīgs; nolūka -
15 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) trūkums; kavēklis2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikaps3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) sacensības ar handikapu4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) kavēt* * *fizisks trūkums; traucējums, kavēklis; handikaps; būt par kavēkli; līdzsvarot spēkus -
16 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) karstums2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) karstums; svelme3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) svelme4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) kaisme; satraukums5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) priekšsacīkstes2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) sakarsēt; sasildīt; sasilt- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot* * *karstums, tveice, svelme; karstums, drudzis; siltums; kaisme, kvēle; kvēle; meklēšanās; skrējiens noteiktā distancē, hīts; priekšsacīkstes; sakarsēt, sasildīt; sakarst, sasilt; nokaitēt; kurināt; apkurināt; iekaist, iekarst -
17 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) būt piemērotam; iegūt tiesības2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) iegūt kvalifikāciju3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) (sekmīgi) piedalīties kvalifikācijas sacensībās4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) apzīmēt•- qualified
- qualifying* * *kvalificēt, apmācīt; iegūt kvalifikāciju, kvalificēties; kvalificēt, noteikt; ierobežot; mazināt; atšķaidīt; apzīmēt -
18 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) ātrumsacīkstes2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) piedalīties ātrumsacīkstēs2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) skrieties; noskriet (kādu)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) traukties; drāzties•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rase2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rase3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) tauta[]; cilt[]s•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *sakne; ātrumsacīkstes; rase; dzimta, cilts; traukšanās; izcelsme; zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes; plūsma, straume; suga, šķirne; buķete; dzīves ceļš; aptvere; sacensties; piedalīties zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs; traukties; dzīt -
19 seed
[si:d] 1. noun1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) sēkla2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) sēkla; iedīglis3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) izlases sportists2. verb1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) dot sēklas2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) atsijāt; atlasīt•- seeded- seedling
- seedy
- seediness
- seedbed
- go to seed* * *sēkla; iedīglis; dīglis; pēcnācējs; izlases dalībnieks, sākums; dot sēklas, sēkloties; sēt; apsēt; izņemt sēklas; atpogaļot; atlasīt -
20 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.)2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.)3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.)4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.)2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) kaklasaite2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) saites; saikne3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) neizšķirts iznākums4) (a game or match to be played.) spēle; mačs•- tie someone down
- tie down
- tie in/up* * *aukla, lente, saite; saistība, saite; kaklasaite; vienāds balsu skaits; gulsnis; neizšķirta spēle; izšķiroša spēle; legato; savienojums; sasiet; piesiet; saistīt; nospēlēt neizšķirti; gūt vienādas atzīmes; iegūt vienādu balsu skaitu; sakrist, saskanēt; paļauties; noņemties, nodarboties; savienot ar legato zīmi
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