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1 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) kukurūza2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) kukurūza•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) varžacs* * *varžacs; grauds; labība, graudi; kukurūza; nauda; kandža; sālīt; granulēt; sēt kviešus; dīgt -
2 corn on the cob
(an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.) vārīta kukurūzas vālīte -
3 corn bread
kukurūzas miltu maize -
4 corn-husking
kukurūzas novākšana; kukurūzas pļaujas svētki -
5 corn-plaster
varžacu plāksteris -
6 corn-pone
no kukurūzas pārtiekošs; dienvidu štatiem raksturīgs -
7 Indian corn
kukurūza, maiss -
8 Saracen corn
griķi -
9 seed-corn
sēklas labība -
10 standing corn
augoša labība -
11 to carry corn
saprātīgi izmantot veiksmi -
12 to earn one's corn
pelnīt iztiku -
13 to measure others' corn by one's bushel
mērīt ar savu olektiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to measure others' corn by one's bushel
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14 Turkey corn
kukurūza -
15 maize
[meiz]((American corn, Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America.) kukurūza* * *kukurūza -
16 ripen
verb (to make or become ripe or riper: The sun ripened the corn; The corn ripened in the sun.) []gatavināt; []gatavoties; []briest* * *nogatavoties, nobriest; ļaut nobriest -
17 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) salms; salmi; salmu-2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) Viņu piedāvājums nav plika graša vērts.3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) (kokteiļu) salmiņš•* * *salmi, salms; salmiņš; salmu cepure; nieks; salmu; salmu krāsas -
18 beard
[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) bārda2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) akots•- bearded* * *bārda; akots; āķis; izaicināt -
19 bin
[bin](a container (usually metal or plastic, often large) in which corn etc is stored or rubbish is collected: a waste-paper bin; a dustbin.) atkritumu tvertne* * *tīne, lāde; atkritumu tvertne; apcirknis -
20 cornflakes
noun plural (crushed pieces of corn eaten with milk (and sugar), usually for breakfast: a bowl of cornflakes; a box of cornflakes.) kukurūzas pārslas* * *kukurūzas pārslas
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