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1 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) alibi* * *alibi; aizbildinājums, attaisnojums; pierādīt savu alibi; attaisnoties, aizbildināties -
2 beforehand
adverb (before the time when something else is done: If you're coming, let me know beforehand.) iepriekš* * *iepriekš -
3 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) []mainīt2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) apmainīties2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) apmaiņai pret2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) strīds3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) naudas maiņa4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) valūtas kurss5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) birža6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) telefona centrāle•* * *apmaiņa, maiņa; vekseļu darījums; birža; naudas maiņa; telefona centrāle; apmainīt, mainīt; samainīt; apmainīties -
4 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) priekš2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) (norāda virzienu) uz3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) (norāda attālumu vai laika posmu)4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (norāda uz nolūku)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) (norāda vērtību) par6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) (norāda uz mērķi)7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) (pārstāvot kādu) no8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) (kāda) labā9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) par10) (because of: for this reason.) dēļ11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) (norāda nolūku)12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) (norāda attieksmi, spējas)13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.)14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) neskatoties uz; par spīti2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) jo; tāpēc ka* * *tāpēc ka, jo ; priekš; par; labad, dēļ, aiz; pret; pēc; uz ; no -
5 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora- metaphoric
- metaphorically* * *metafora -
6 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) vieta2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) [] vieta3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) laukums; vieta4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) vieta; sēdvieta5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) vieta6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) vieta; stāvoklis7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lasāmā vieta8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) pienākums; tiesības9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) [] vieta; darbs10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) mājas11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) (īsa) iela, laukums12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimāldaļa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) novietot; iecelt2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) atpazīt; atsaukt atmiņā (sakarību)•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *vieta; izvietot, novietot, iela, laukums; vieta; sēdvieta; dzīvesvieta, māja; apdzīvota vieta; lauku māja, lauku māja ar apkaimi, īpašums; amats, darbs; sabiedrībā, stāvoklis; godalgota vieta; vieta; likt; nolikt; iecelt, iekārtot; ieguldīt; izdarīt, veikt; ierindot, klasificēt -
7 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) klātesošs2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) pašreizējs; tagadējs3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) tagadnes-•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) pasniegt; dāvināt2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) iepazīstināt, stādīt priekšā3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) izrādīt; uzvest4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) radīt grūtības5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) ierasties; parādīties•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) dāvana* * *dāvana; dāvana; tagadne; pasniegt, dāvināt; iesniegt; stādīt priekšā; apdāvināt; sagādāt, radīt; uzrādīt; izrādīt; klātesošs; tagadējs, pašreizējs -
8 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) daudzums; skaits (laika periodā)2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) proporcija; koeficients3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) temps; ātrums4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarifs; norma; likme5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) īpašuma nodoklis2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) vērtēt; tikt vērtētam- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *norma, tarifs, likme; cena; koeficients, proporcija; temps, ātrums; šķira, kvalitāte; vietējais nodoklis; norāt, sabārt; novērtēt; vērtēt; uzskatīt; aplikt ar vietējo nodokli -
9 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) atkārtot2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) izpaust noslēpumu; stāstīt citam3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) stāstīt/teikt iegaumēto2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) atkārtojums- repeated- repeatedly
- repetition
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
- repeat oneself* * *atkārtošana; students otrgadnieks; atkārtošanas zīme; atkārtot; atkārtoties; nelikumīgi balsot vairākas reizes; atstāt garšu -
10 snigger
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11 fall back on
(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) griezties (pēc atbalsta u.tml.) -
12 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) būtu varējis; iespējams, ka būtu...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) būtu varējis3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) būtu varējis; bija iespējams4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') iespējams, varbūt -
13 pack up
1) (to put into containers in order to take somewhere else: She packed up the contents of her house.) iesaiņot/iekravāt (konteinerā)2) (to stop working or operating: We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.) apstāties, pārtraukt (darīt) -
14 relatively
['relətivli]adverb (when compared to someone or something else: He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.) relatīvi; salīdzinoši
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