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1 English
['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) angļu-2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) angļu valoda* * *angļu valoda; angļu -
2 native language/tongue
noun My native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German.) dzimtā valoda -
3 origin
['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) izcelšanās; izcelsme; sākotne- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) oriģināls2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) oriģināls, modelis•- originally
- originate
- origins* * *pirmavots, sākums; izcelsme, izcelšanās; koordinātu sākuma punkts -
4 predominant
adjective (stronger, more numerous, more noticeable etc: The English language is predominant in America.) dominējošs; valdošs; noteicošs* * *pārsvarā esošs, dominējošs -
5 pidgin
['pi‹ən](any of a number of languages which consist of a mixture of English, French, Portuguese etc and some non-European (especially African) language: Beach-la-mar is a pidgin spoken in parts of the southern Pacific Ocean; ( also adjective) pidgin English.) pidžinvaloda, jaukta sarunvaloda* * *jaukta kontaktvaloda, pidžins -
6 broken
['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) salauzts2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) iedragāts; traucēts3) (uneven: broken ground.) nelīdzens4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) (par valodu) lauzīts5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) izputināts; izputējis•* * *salauzts; izputināts, izputējis; traucēts, iedragāts; nepastāvīgs, mainīgs; uzarts, nelīdzens; lauzīts; iebraukts, iejāts -
7 code
[kəud] 1. noun1) (a collection of laws or rules: a code of behaviour.) kodekss2) (a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.) Morzes ābece3) (a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.) kods2. verb(to put into (secret, computer etc) code: Have you coded the material for the computer?) kodēt; šifrēt* * *kodekss; kods, šifrs; šifrēt -
8 dictionary
['dikʃənəri]plural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) vārdnīca2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) vārdnīca* * *vārdnīca -
9 fluent
['fluənt]1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) (par valodu) veikla; plūstoša2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) (par cilvēku) brīvi/tekoši runājošs•- fluency- fluently* * *funkcija, mainīgs lielums; plūstošs, veikls; runīgs -
10 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) formāls; oficiāls2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) oficiāls3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) formāls4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) (par valodu) oficiāls5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) regulārs; simetrisks•- formally- formality* * *oficiāls, formāls; nomināls, formāls; ārējs, šķietams, paviršs; regulārs, simetrisks -
11 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) ciets2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) Viņam grūti izpatikt.3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) bargs; stingrs4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) (par laika apstākļiem) bargs5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) grūts; smags6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) (par ūdeni) ciets2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) grūti; smagi; cītīgi2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stipri; spēcīgi3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) cieši4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) tuvu klāt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *ciets; grūts, smags; stiprs, spēcīgs; bargs, stingrs; strādīgs, centīgs; bargs; griezīgs, ass; noteikts, stingrs; alkoholisks, stiprs; ieradumu radošs; nebalsīgs; spēcīgi, stipri; centīgi, cītīgi, enerģiski; grūti, smagi; cieši, stingri; pārlieku, pārmērīgi; tuvu -
12 idiom
['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idiomātisks izteiciens2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idioma, savdabīgs izteiciens•- idiomatically* * *idioma, idiomātisks izteiciens; dialekts, izloksne; valodas īpatnība; daiļrades maniere, izteiksmes veids -
13 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) mēle2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) mēle3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) mēle4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) valoda* * *mēle; valoda; mēle; mēle; mēlīte; zemes strēle; rēdze, tapa; pārmijas nazis -
14 translate
[træns'leit](to put (something said or written) into another language: He translated the book from French into English.) []tulkot- translator* * *tulkot; tikt tulkotam; interpretēt, izskaidrot; īstenot; pārvērst, pārveidot; sajūsmināt; translēt; pāršūt, pārtaisīt -
15 universal
adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) universāls; vispārējs; vispasaules-* * *universāls, vispārējs; vispasaules -
16 native speaker
(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) (dzimtās) valodas nesējs
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