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1 how many people does the hall hold?
cik cilvēku saiet šai zālē?English-Latvian dictionary > how many people does the hall hold?
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2 what does the future hold in store?
ko nesīs nākotne?English-Latvian dictionary > what does the future hold in store?
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3 when does the marriage come off?
kad notiks kāzas?English-Latvian dictionary > when does the marriage come off?
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4 when does the train leave ?
kad atiet vilciens? -
5 the slums
(the area(s) of a town etc where there are slums: As a social worker, she does a lot of work in the slums.) graustu rajons -
6 does this fill the bill?
vai tas jūs apmierina? -
7 by the book
(strictly according to the rules: She always does things by the book.) stingri ievērojot likumu* * *kā no grāmatas; precīzi -
8 stick-in-the-mud
noun (a person who never does anything new.) stagnāts; atpalicis cilvēks* * *atpalicis cilvēks; atpalicis -
9 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) izlikties nemanām; izlikties, ka viss kārtībā -
10 it does not agree with the facts
tas neatbilst faktiemEnglish-Latvian dictionary > it does not agree with the facts
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11 she does all the cooking herself
viņa visu gatavo patiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > she does all the cooking herself
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12 what in the world does he mean?
ko viņš ar to grib teikt ?English-Latvian dictionary > what in the world does he mean?
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13 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) gals; gala-2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) beigas; nobeigums3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) nāve; gals4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mērķis; nolūks5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) atlikums; galiņš2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) beigt; beigties- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *gals; nobeigums, beigas; galiņš, atlikums; nāve, gals; puse, mala; nolūks, mērķis; iznākums, rezultāts; šķēru pavediens; beigt -
14 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) doties ceļā2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) []sākt; sākties3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) iedarbināt; uzvilkt (pulksteni)4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) uzsākt; nodibināt; izveidot2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) starts; sākums2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) handikaps; priekšrocība•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) satrūkties; salēkties2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) satrūkšanās2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) šoks; pārsteigums* * *sākums; satrūkšanās; starts; handikaps, priekšrocība; iedarbināšana; pacelšanās; doties ceļā; sākt; sākties; satrūkties; pietrūkties kājās; pietrūkties; iedarbināt; dibināt; iztramdīt; sarobīties, samesties; atirt; dot starta signālu; startēt; pacelties -
15 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 -
16 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pakļauts; atkarīgs2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) pavalstnieks2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) temats; jautājums3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) mācību priekšmets; disciplīna4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) objekts; iemesls5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) teikuma priekšmets3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pakļaut; paverdzināt2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) pakļaut•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *jautājums, temats; cilvēks; pavalstnieks; mācību priekšmets, disciplīna; objekts, priekšmets; iemesls; līķis; subjekts; teikuma priekšmets; galvenā tēma; pakļaut; atkarīgs, pakļauts; padots, pakļauts -
17 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) spēja2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) spēks; enerģija3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vara4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) tiesības5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autoritāte; ietekmīgs cilvēks6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) lielvalsts, lielvara7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) pakāpe•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *spēja; jauda, enerģija; vara, spēks; lielvalsts; valsts; pilnvara; liels daudzums; pakāpe; palielināšanas spēja, stiprums; apgādāt ar dzinējspēku -
18 flow
[fləu] 1. verb1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) tecēt; plūst2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) (par paisumu) celties2. noun(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) tecēšana; plūšana; plūdums; plūsma; straume* * *plūšana, tecēšana; plūdums, straume; plūdums, gaita; uzplūds, pārpilnība; plūst, tecēt; ritēt; celties; krist mīkstās krokās; izrietēt -
19 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) pārvietot; pārvietoties2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) pārcelt; (par vainu) nogrūst3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) atbrīvoties no; (par traipiem) izņemt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mainīšana; pārvietošana2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) maiņa3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) maiņa•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *pārbīdīšana, pārvietošana; maiņa; paņēmiens; viltība, triks; taisna kleita; krekls; pārlaide; pārslēgšana; pārbīdīt, pārvietot; pārvietoties; izlīdzēties; pārslēgt -
20 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) biežums2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frekvence3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frekvence* * *biežums; frekvence
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