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1 ends
šķēri, šķēru gali -
2 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) sīkumi; krāmi* * *grabažas; dažādi sīkumi; sīkumi -
3 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
4 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) savilkt galus kopā -
5 cigarette ends
cigarešu gali -
6 loose ends
neizstrādātas vietas; negludumi -
7 odds and ends, odds and sods
atliekas; paliekas; dažādi sīkumi; krāmi -
8 to burn the candle at both ends
neprātīgi šķiest spēkus; dzīvot uz nebēduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to burn the candle at both ends
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9 to make both ends meet
savilkt galus kopā -
10 to make ends meet
savilkt galus kopā -
11 to secure one's ends
sasniegt mērķi -
12 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 -
13 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prizma2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prizma•* * *prizma -
14 academic year
noun (that part of the year when students go to school, college or university: The academic year ends in June.) akadēmiskais gads* * *akadēmiskais gads -
15 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) diena2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) darba diena3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) diennakts4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) laiks; laika posms•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) sapņot; fantazēt- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day* * *diena; darba diena; periods, laika posms; mūžs; diennakts; uzvara -
16 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) nebeidzams2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) bezgalīgs* * *nebeidzams, bezgalīgs -
17 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) sarunas beigas* * *nederīgas atliekas; izsmēķis; atlikums, gals -
18 fray
[frei]((of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose: This material frays easily.) nodriskāt; (par audumu, drēbēm) apspurt; spuroties* * *cīniņš; nodriskāt, nospurot; nodriskāties, nospuroties; sabeigt, sabendēt -
19 inverted commas
(single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) pēdiņas* * *pēdiņas -
20 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) mezgls2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) māzers, koka izaugums3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) (ļaužu) grupa4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) (jūrniecībā) mezgls2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) sasiet mezglā- knotty* * *mezgls; māzers; sarežģījums, grūtības; grupa; sasiet mezglā; sarežģīt; samezglot; samezgloties
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