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1 couldn't
['kudnt]negative short form; = could -
2 I couldn't do it anyhow
es nekādi to nevarēju izdarīt -
3 I couldn't get to sleep last night
es nevarēju aizmigt pagājušo naktiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I couldn't get to sleep last night
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4 I couldn't touch my food
es nemaz nevarēju pieskarties ēdienam -
5 the book was that interesting I couldn't put it aside
grāmata bija tik interesanta, ka es to nevarēju nolikt malāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the book was that interesting I couldn't put it aside
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6 what a shame you couldn't come
cik žēl, ka jūs nevarējāt atnākt -
7 semicolon
[semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən](the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikols* * *semikols -
8 could
[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.)2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) varētu• -
9 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) iedomāties; paturēt prātā; pievērst uzmanību2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) atcerēties3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) (nespēt) iedomāties; pat prātā nevar ienākt -
10 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) izciest; paciest; panest2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) izturēt3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) piedzimt4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nest5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) būt; atrasties6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) []griezties•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) lācis- bearskin* * *lācis; lempis; spekulants; slota; pastatne, buks; nest; dot; izturēt; panest, paciest; dzemdēt -
11 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) rūpes; gādība; uzmanība2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) uzraudzība; pārziņa3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) rūpes; raizes4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) aprūpe; kopšana2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) rūpēties; raizēties2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) gribēt•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *gādība, rūpes; pārraudzība, pārziņa; gribēt -
12 combination
[-bi-]1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) kombinācija; maisījums2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) (skaitļu) šifrs; šifra-* * *kombinācija; šifrs; motocikls ar blakusvāģi; savienojums -
13 compartment
(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) nodalījums; kupeja* * *nodalījums; kupeja -
14 distinct
[di'stiŋkt]1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) skaidrs; noteikts2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) atšķirīgs•- distinctness
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinctively* * *īpatns, atšķirīgs; noteikts, skaidrs -
15 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) izklaidīgs; novērsis uzmanību2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) ārprātīgs3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) apjucis* * *apjucis, apmulsis; izklaidīgs; ārprātīgs -
16 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) (sniega) kupena; (lapu) kaudze2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) (notikumu) ievirze; (domu) gaita2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) sanest; sadzīt (smiltis u.tml.); peldēt (pa straumi)2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) ļauties pašplūsmai•- drifter- driftwood* * *lēna tecēšana; dreifs; ievirze; gaita; pašplūsma; kupena, kaudze; sanesa; nest, peldēt; dreifēt; sanest, sadzīt; ļauties pašplūsmai -
17 during
['djuəriŋ]1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) laikā2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) laikā* * *laikā -
18 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 -
19 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) atrast2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) pārliecināties; atklāt3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) uzskatīt2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) atradums; atklājums- find out* * *atklājums, atradums; atrast, atklāt; sastapt, atrast; iegūt; gūt; aizsniegt, trāpīt; uzskatīt; nākt pie atziņas, pārliecināties; nodrošināt, apgādāt; atzīt -
20 for love or money
(in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) par katru cenu* * *jebkādiem līdzekļiem; par katru cenu
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