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1 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) atlikt2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) aizkavēt; novilcināt2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) aizkavēšana; novilcināšana; atlikšana* * *aizkavēšana, novilcināšana; atlikšana; aizture; novilcināt, aizkavēt; atlikt -
2 chafe
[ eif]1) (to make warm by rubbing with the hands.) berzēt; sasildīt berzējot2) (to make or become sore by rubbing: These tight shoes chafe my feet.) noberzt jēlu3) (to become impatient: Everyone's chafing at the delay.) skaisties* * *nobrāzums; sapīkums; sasildīt berzējot, berzēt; noberzt jēlu; skaisties -
3 detain
[di'tein]1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) aizkavēt; aizturēt2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) aizturēt; arestēt•- detainee* * *aizkavēt, aizturēt; paturēt apcietinājumā; ieturēt; atstāt pēc stundām -
4 hinder
['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) kavēt; traucēt* * *traucēt, kavēt; neļaut; pakaļējais -
5 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) piesiet; aizāķēt2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) braukt ar autostopu2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) aizķeršanās; kavēklis2) (a kind of knot.) mezgls; cilpa3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) rāviens; grūdiens•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *rāviens, grūdiens; aizķeršanās, kavēklis; mezgls; pagrūst, paraut; aizāķēt; aizķerties; piesiet; braukt ar autostopu -
6 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) kavēt; traucēt* * *traucēt, kavēt -
7 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) []turēt2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) []glabāt; noturēt4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) izdarīt ierakstus9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) iztika; uzturs- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt -
8 linger
['liŋɡə]1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) uzkavēties; ieilgt2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) vilcināties; kavēties* * *uzkavēties; kavēties, vilcināties; vilkties; ieilgt; vārguļot -
9 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) garš2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgs; ilgstošs3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) garš4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgs5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) ilgs; garš2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) sen; sen []2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgi•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) ilgoties- longing- longingly* * *ilgs laiks; ilgoties; garš; ilgs, ilgstošs; tāls, attāls; sens; ilgi; pirms ilgāka laika, sen -
10 procrastinate
[prə'kræstineit](to delay or put off doing something: Stop procrastinating and do it now!) atlikt; novilcināt* * *novilcināt, atlikt, kavēties -
11 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) precīzs; tūlītējs- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) []mudināt; likt2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) suflēt; teikt priekšā•- prompter* * *maksāšanas termiņš; suflēt, teikt priekšā; mudināt, skubināt; iedvest; ātrs; tūlītējs; precīzi, tieši -
12 reprieve
[rə'pri:v] 1. verb(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) atlikt (nāves) sprieduma izpildīšanu2. noun(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) (nāves) sprieduma izpildīšanas atlikšana* * *atlikšana; atelpa; atlikt; dot atelpu -
13 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) gaidīt2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) gaidīt3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) apkalpot (pie galda)2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) gaidīšana- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *gaidīšana; nogaidīšana, vilcināšanās; slēpnis; gaidīt; pagaidīt, nogaidīt; apkalpot
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