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1 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) parādīt kādam godu -
2 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) parādīt kādam godu -
3 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) lepns2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) iedomīgs; uzpūtīgs3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) lepns4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) lielisks; grandiozs•- proudly- do someone proud
- do proud* * *lepns; iedomīgs, augstprātīgs; krāšņs, lielisks; uztūcis; sacēlies; lepni -
4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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6 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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7 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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8 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) slaucīt (ar slotu)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) noslaucīt; aizslaucīt3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) traukties; spēji brāzties4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) joņot; drāzties2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) slaucīšana2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) vēziens; mājiens3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) skursteņslauķis4) (a sweepstake.) totalizators•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *slaucīšana; atvēziens; vēziens; ritums, plūdums; skursteņslauķis; izplatījums; pagrieziens, līkums; kritums; redzesloks; vinda; garš airis; spārns; atkritumi; totalizators; nelietis; slaucīt; izslaucīt; traukties; aiztraukt, aiznest; viegli pieskarties; pieskarties; sniegties, stiepties; pārlaist; pārmeklēt; cēli soļot; aizraut, sajūsmināt; gūt pilnīgu uzvaru; apšaudīt
См. также в других словарях:
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