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contest+(noun)

  • 1 contest

    ['kontest]
    (a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) sacensība
    * * *
    debates, strīds; sacensība; diskutēt, strīdēties

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  • 2 bout

    1) (a period (of): a bout of coughing.) klepus lēkme
    2) (a (usually boxing) contest: a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.) (boksa) cīņa
    * * *
    reize, kārta; lēkme; žūpošana; cīņa

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  • 3 contestant

    noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) sacensību dalībnieks; sāncensis
    * * *
    sāncensis; sacensības dalībnieks

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  • 4 free-for-all

    noun (a contest, debate etc in which anyone can take part.) atklāta diskusija
    * * *
    atklāta diskusija; vispārējs kautiņš; visiem pieejams, atklāts

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  • 5 challenge

    [' ælin‹] 1. verb
    1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) izaicināt
    2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) apstrīdēt
    2. noun
    1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) izaicinājums
    2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) apstrīdēšana
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    - challenging
    * * *
    izaicinājums; uzsauciens; problēma, pārbaude; apstrīdēšana; izaicināt; apstādināt; apstrīdēt, prasīt; pārbaudīt; konkurēt; izkonkurēt

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  • 6 jury

    ['‹uəri]
    plural - juries; noun
    1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) zvērinātie; zvērināto tiesa
    2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) žūrija
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    - juryman
    * * *
    zvērinātie; zvērināto tiesa; žūrija

    English-Latvian dictionary > jury

  • 7 win

    [win] 1. present participle - winning; verb
    1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) uzvarēt; laimēt
    2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) laimēt
    3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) izpelnīties; izcīnīt; iekarot
    2. noun
    (a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) uzvara; veiksme; laime
    - winning
    - winning-post
    - win over
    - win the day
    - win through
    * * *
    uzvara; laimests; uzvarēt; laimēt; iemantot, iegūt; sasniegt; ar grūtībām sasniegt

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  • 8 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) sērkociņš
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) sacīkstes, mačs
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) līdzvērtīgs pretinieks
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) precības, partija (precībās)
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) saskaņoties, piestāvēt
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) []mērot
    •
    - matchless
    - matchmaker
    * * *
    sērkociņš; pāris, līdzinieks; deglis; precības; mačs, sacīkstes; pieskaņot; harmonēt, saskanēt; izprecināt, saprecināt; mēroties, līdzināties

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  • 9 arena

    [ə'ri:nə]
    (any place for a public show contest etc: a sports arena.) arēna
    * * *
    arēna; arēna, lauks

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  • 10 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) tuvu; tuvumā
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) cieši
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) tuvs, ciešs
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) līdzvērtīgs
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) stingrs; pamatīgs; detalizēts
    4) (tight: a close fit.) blīvs; cieši piegulošs
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) smacīgs
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skops
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) mazrunīgs; [] noslēdzies
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    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) aizvērt; slēgt (veikalu)
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) beigt; beigties
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) noslēgt (darījumu u.c.)
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) beigas; noslēgums
    - close up
    * * *
    noslēgums, beigas; iežogots laukums; pagalms; kadence; aizvērt, slēgt; aizvērties; beigt; beigties; noslēgt; sakļauties; aizdzīt; saslēgt; ciešs, tuvs; blīvs, saspiests; slēgts; detalizēts, pamatīgs; noslēdzies, mazrunīgs, sevī noslēdzies; skops; smacīgs; stingrs; līdzvērtīgs; grūti dabūjams; tuvumā, tuvu; cieši; apmēram, gandrīz

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  • 11 coach

    [kəu ] 1. noun
    1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) vagons
    2) (a bus for tourists etc.) autobuss
    3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) treneris
    4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) repetitors
    5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) kariete
    2. verb
    (to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc: He coached his friend for the Latin exam.) sagatavot (eksāmenam, sacīkstēm)
    - coachman
    * * *
    kariete; treneris; mājskolotājs, repetitors; vagons; autobuss; otrā klase; trenēt; sagatavot

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  • 12 competition

    [kompə'tiʃən]
    1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) sacensība; konkurence
    2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurss; konkurence
    3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) sacīkstes; turnīrs
    * * *
    sacensība; sacīkstes; konkurss; konkurence

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  • 13 duel

    ['djuəl] 1. noun
    1) (a fight (with swords or pistols) between two people over a matter of honour etc.) duelis
    2) (any contest between two people or two sides: a duel for first place.) divkauja
    2. verb
    (to fight a duel.) duelēties
    * * *
    divkauja; sadursme; duelēties

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  • 14 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tiesāt
    2) (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; vērtēt
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tiesāt
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tiesnesis
    2) (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; eksperts
    3) (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
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    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
    * * *
    tiesnesis; arbitrs, eksperts; lietpratējs, pazinējs; Soģu grāmata; tiesāt; būt par arbitru; spriest, vērtēt

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  • 15 leg

    [leɡ]
    1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) kāja
    2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) (bikšu) stara
    3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) (mēbeles) kāja
    4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) (ceļa, sacīkšu u.tml.) posms
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    - - legged
    - pull someone's leg
    * * *
    stara; stulms; kāja; posms; statnis; mala; fāze

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  • 16 panel

    ['pænl]
    1) (a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc: a door-panel.) panelis; ielaidums
    2) (a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game: I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.) ekspertu grupa; žūrija
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    - panelling
    * * *
    panelis; ielaidums; dalībnieku grupa, speciālistu grupa, komanda; saraksts; plātne; apsūdzētais; panno; vadības pults; sadales dēlis; apšūt ar paneļiem; iešūt ielaidumu

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  • 17 rodeo

    ['rəudiou]
    plural - rodeos; noun
    (especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.)
    * * *
    aploks; rodeo

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  • 18 stalemate

    ['steilmeit]
    1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) (šahā) pats
    2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) strupceļš
    * * *
    pats; strupceļš

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  • 19 victor

    ['viktə]
    (the person who wins a battle or other contest.) uzvarētājs
    - victoriously
    - victory
    * * *
    uzvarētājs

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