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1 clamour
['klæmə] 1. noun((a) loud uproar.) trokšņošana; klaigas; skaļš protests2. verb((especially of a crowd demanding something) to make such an uproar etc: They're all clamouring to get their money back.) skaļi protestēt/pieprasīt; trokšņot* * *klaigas, trokšņošana; skaļi izteikta prasība, skaļš protests; klaigāt, trokšņot; skaļi pieprasīt, skaļi protestēt -
2 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) []prasīt2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) prasīt2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) prasība2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) prasība3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) pieprasījums•- on demand* * *prasība; pieprasījums -
3 kidnap
['kidnæp]past tense, past participle - kidnapped; verb(to carry off (a person) by force, often demanding money in exchange for his safe return: He is very wealthy and lives in fear of his children being kidnapped.) nolaupīt (bērnu); ar varu aizvest (kādu)* * *ar varu aizvest, nolaupīt
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