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41 skill
[skil]1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) māka; izveicība2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) prasme; iemaņa•- skilful- skilfully
- skilfulness
- skilled* * *izveicība, māka, prasme -
42 snort
[sno:t] 1. verb1) ((usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out: The horses snorted impatiently.) sprauslāt2) ((of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc: She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.) nosprauslāties; iespurgties2. noun(an act of snorting: a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.) sprauslāšana; spurdziens; spurgšana* * *sprauslāšana; sprauslāt; iešņaukt -
43 squirrel
['skwirəl, ]( American[) 'skwə:rəl](a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.) vāvere* * *vāvere -
44 stir
[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) []maisīt; apmaisīt2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) kustināt; kustēties3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) aizkustināt; saviļņot2. noun(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) satraukums; nemiers- stirring- stir-fry
- stir up* * *cietums; maisīšana; kustība; kņada; kustināt; kustēties; apmaisīt; bikstīt; saviļņot, satraukt -
45 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) []balstīt; noturēt2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) atbalstīt3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) pierādīt4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) uzturēt2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) []balsts2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) balsts•- supporting* * *atbalsts; apgādnieks; atbalstīt; uzturēt; paciest, izturēt -
46 symmetry
['simitri](the state in which two parts, on either side of a dividing line, are equal in size, shape and position.) simetrija- symmetrically* * *simetrija -
47 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telegrāfs2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telegrāfs2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafēt, sūtīt pa telegrāfu2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafēt•- telegraphy
- telegraphic
- telegraph pole* * *telegrāfs; telegrafēt -
48 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefons2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonēt, zvanīt pa telefonu2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pasūtīt/ziņot pa telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) sazvanīt; dabūt savienojumu•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *telefons; telefonēt; uzstādīt telefona aparātu -
49 temple
I ['templ] noun(a building in which people worship, usually as part of a non-Christian religion: a Greek/Hindu temple.) templis; svētnīcaII ['templ] noun(either of the flat parts of the head at the side of the forehead: The stone hit him on the temple.) deniņi* * *deniņi; templis; advokātu biedrība Londonā, šīs biedrības ēka -
50 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) lidosta; aviosabiedrības pārstāvniecība2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) galastacija3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) spaile4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) termināls2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) pēdējā stadijā* * *galapunkts, galastacija; beigu zilbe; semestra gala eksāmens; maksa par preču pārvadāšanu līdz galastacijai; spaile; terminālis; gala, beigu; periodisks; semestra; galējs, pēdējais; termināls -
51 tonsil
['tonsil](either of two lumps of tissue at the back of the throat: He had to have his tonsils (taken) out.) mandele (cilvēka orgāns)* * *mandele -
52 torrid
['torid]1) (very hot: the torrid zone (= the area of the world on either side of the equator).) tropu josla2) (passionate: a torrid love affair.) kaismīgs; kvēls* * *karsts, svelmains; nevaldāms, straujš -
53 tropic
['tropik](either of two imaginary circles running round the earth at about 23 degrees north (Tropic of Cancer) or south (Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator.) trops- tropics- tropical
- tropically* * *saulgriežu loks, trops; tropisks, tropu -
54 buttock
((usually in plural) either half of the part of the body on which one sits: She smacked the child on the buttocks.) sēžamvieta -
55 decimal currency
(a system of money in which each coin or note is either a tenth of or ten times another in value.) decimālā naudas sistēma -
56 force someone's hand
(to force someone to do something either which he does not want to do or sooner than he wants to do it.) piespiest kādu (kaut ko darīt) -
57 Latin America
(the countries of Central and South America, where the official language is usually a form of either Spanish or Portuguese.) Latīņamerika -
58 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) magnētiskie ziemeļi -
59 phrasing
1) (phraseology.) izteiksmes veids2) (the act of putting musical phrases together either in composing or playing.) frāzējums
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either — O.E. ægðer, contraction of æghwæðer each of two, both, from a always (see AYE (Cf. aye) (2)) + ge collective prefix + hwæðer which of two, whether (see WHETHER (Cf. whether)). Cognate with Du. ieder, O.H.G. eogiwedar, G … Etymology dictionary
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