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1 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) atklāt2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) atrast•* * *atrast, atklāt; darīt zināmu, atklāt -
2 to discover a new country
atklāt jaunu zemi -
3 to discover a secret to somebody
uzticēt kādam noslēpumuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to discover a secret to somebody
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4 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) atklāt; izdibināt2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) uzzināt (patiesību) -
5 check-up
noun (a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health: my annual check-up.) (veselības) pārbaude* * *apskate, pārbaude; revīzija -
6 detect
[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) atklāt; uziet; atrast; uztvert- detention* * *uziet, atklāt; pieķert, notvert; uztvert -
7 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) pakļaut (saules, vēja u. tml.) iedarbībai; atstāt neaizsargātu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) atklāt; atmaskot3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) eksponēt, apgaismot (fotofilmu)•- exposure* * *pakļaut iedarbībai; atstāt neaizsargātu; izstādīt; izpaust; atmaskot, atklāt; eksponēt, izturēt -
8 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 -
9 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) pajautāt2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pajautāt; ievākt ziņas3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) apjautāties (par kāda veselību, labklājību)4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) jautāt (pēc kāda)5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) jautāt (pēc kaut kā)6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) pētīt•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *pajautāt -
10 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) dzīvs2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) dzīvojošs* * *uzturs, iztika; dzīvesveids, dzīve; beneficijs, draudze; dzīvojošs, dzīvs; ļoti līdzīgs -
11 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) saost2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) nojaust3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) sasmaržot2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) smarža2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pēdas3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) smaržas•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *smarža; smaržas; pēdas; oža; saost; sasmaržot; nojaust -
12 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) atrisināt2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) noskaidrot; atklāt* * *risināt; atrisināt; samaksāt -
13 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) []sist; uzsist2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikot5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) uziet; atrast6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) atstāt iespaidu; ienākt prātā8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *streiks; atradums; uzlidojums; streikot; sist; šķilt uguni; nejauši atrast, uzdurties; kalt; nojaukt; nolaist; ienākt prātā; atstāt iespaidu; iedvest; satriekt; panākt, sasniegt; ieņemt; ielauzties, iespiesties; laist; dēstīt, stādīt; virzīties; šantažēt, izspiest; meklēt protekciju -
14 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) pēdas; paliekas2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) paliekas; neliels daudzums2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) izsekot; sadzīt pēdas2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) kopēt; izzīmēt•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *atsaite, streņģe, vilksnis; pēdas; taciņa; neliels daudzums; pieraksts; novilkums uz pauspapīra; izsekot; skicēt; pausot, kopēt; izzīmēt, vilkt; fiksēt, reģistrēt -
15 unearth
(to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) atrast; celt gaismā* * *izrakt no zemes; izdzīt no alas; celt gaismā, atklāt -
16 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) nejauši satikt2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) nejauši atklāt -
17 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) nejauši sastapt; atrast -
18 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) izdibināt -
19 sniff out
(to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell): The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives.) saost; uzost -
20 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) nejauši satikt2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) nejauši atklāt
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