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21 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) nogāzties; sabrukt; iezvelties (krēslā)2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) (par aktivitāti, cenām u.tml.) kristies2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) krišanās2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) depresija* * *krišanās; zušana; noslīdenis; pēkšņi kristies; nogāzties -
22 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) []krist; []kūleņot2) (to do tumbling.) kūleņot, mest kūleņus2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) kritiens- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *kritiens; kūleņošana; juceklis; nokrist; sagāzties, sakrist; kūleņot, mest kūleņus; strauji kristies; izmētāt, izsvaidīt; mesties, drāzties -
23 cascade
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24 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) blīkšķis; rībiens2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) avārija3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) bankrots4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) sagāzties; sabrukt; (ar troksni) saplīst2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) ciest avāriju3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) nogāzties (par lidmašīnu)4) ((of a business) to fail.) bankrotēt5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) (ar troksni) []drāzties6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensīvs; pastiprināts- crash-land* * *trinītis; blīkšķis, rībiens; sabrukums; bankrots; avārija; iemīlēšanās; sabrukt, sagrūt; salauzt, sagraut; rībināt; ciest avāriju; notriekt; bankrotēt; ierasties viesībās; intensīvs, pastiprināts; avārijas -
25 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) []kropļot2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) sakropļot; padarīt nederīgu2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) kroplis; invalīds* * *kroplis; kropļot; sakropļot; padarīt nederīgu -
26 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) nolādēt2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) lādēties; lamāties2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) lādēšanās; lamāšanās2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) lāsts; posts•* * *lādēšanās, lamāšanās; lāsts; posts; mēnešreize; nolādēt; lamāties, lādēties -
27 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) (dīvāna) spilvens2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polsterējums; starplika2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) mīkstināt* * *spilvens; polsterējums; blīve, starplika; ietaupījums; aplikt ar spilveniem; polsterēt; noklusēt -
28 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) pilēt2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) (par zīdaini) siekaloties3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) driblēt (bumbu)2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) pile* * *pilēšana; dribls; pilēt; siekaloties; driblēt -
29 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) pilēt2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) pile2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) pilēšana3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) venozās infūzijas sistēma•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) žāvēt (pakarinot)* * *pilēšana; nejēga, stulbenis; glaimi; pilēt -
30 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) dzīve bez raizēm un rūpēm2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) viegli; bez pūlēm3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) nepiespiestība; dabiskums2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) remdēt (sāpes); atvieglot (ciešanas u.tml.)2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) atslābt; atslābināt; mazināt (sāpes, saspringumu); samazināt (ātrumu, spiedienu)3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) pastumt; pārvietot•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) uzmanīgi!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *bezrūpība, miers; dabiskums, nepiespiestība; vieglums; remdinājums, atvieglojums; remdēt, atvieglot; palaist vaļīgāk; palaist vaļīgāk, attīt; ievalkāt -
31 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) mala2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) asmens3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) asums2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) apmalot2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) virzīt; virzīties; stumt•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *apmale, mala; skaldne, šķautne; asmens, asums; kritisks stāvoklis; asināt, trīt; apmalot; apgriezt malas; apcirpt; stumt, virzīt -
32 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tukšs2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tukšs; neapdzīvots3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) tukšs4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tukšs2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) iztukšot; iztukšoties2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) izliet; izbērt3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tukša pudele- empty-handed
- empty-headed* * *tukša tara; iztukšot; iztukšoties; ietecēt; tukšs; neapdzīvots; izsalcis; bezsaturīgs; brīvgaitas -
33 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plakans; lēzens2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) garlaicīgs; neinteresants3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) skaidrs; noteikts; kategorisks4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) (par riepu) saplacis5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) (par dzērienu) novadējies6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) bemola-; pazemināts; detonēts2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) plakaniski; garšļaukus3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) dzīvoklis2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemols3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) delna4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) purvājs•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *dzīvoklis; plakana virsma; sēklis, līdzenums; māja ar šādiem dzīvokļiem; plakandibena laiva; plats, sekls grozs; kurpes bez papēžiem; bemols; prospekts; saplakusi riepa; vientiesis; iegulums, slānis; biezs žurnāls; lēzens, plakans; izstiepies visā garumā; līdzens; lēzens, sekls; vienmuļš, neinteresants, garlaicīgs; sekls, lēts; panīcis; nospiests, nomākts; novadējies; saplacis; kategorisks, noteikts, skaidrs; nespodrs, blāvs; bemola, detonējošs; lēzeni, plakani; plakaniski; kategoriski, noteikti, skaidri; pilnīgi -
34 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) smagi nokrist/nomest; noplakšķēt2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) nokarāties3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) ciest neveiksmi; izgāzties2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) smags kritiens; plakšķis2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) neveiksme; izgāšanās•- floppy- floppy disk* * *plakšķis; izgāšanās, neveiksme; cilvēks, kurš nav attaisnojis cerības, neveiksminieks; cepure ar mīkstām malām; noplakšķēt; smagi nokrist; nomest; sist; izgāzties, ciest neveiksmi; pārsviesties; nolikties gultā, nogāzties; iekrist ūdenī plakaniski; plaukš -
35 intonation
[intə'neiʃən](the rise and fall of the voice in speech.) intonācija* * *intonācija; modulācija -
36 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klauvēt2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) []sist; []dauzīt3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) sist4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) atsisties []2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) klauvējiens; sitiens; trieciens; belziens2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klauvējiens•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *belziens, sitiens; klauvējiens; barga kritika, trieciens, uzbrukums; bumbas padeve; ūtrupe; detonācija; dauzīt, sist; sasist, sadauzīt; klauvēt; apstulbināt, pārsteigt; piekasīties, piesieties; saņemt ciet -
37 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) (par termiņu) paiet; beigties; (par dokumentu, likumu) zaudēt spēku2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) zust; pāriet2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) kļūda; misēklis; pārskatīšanās2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) laika plūdums/sprīdis* * *misēklis, kļūda; nogrēkojums, pārkāpums; plūdums; beigšanās; beigties, paiet; pāriet cita rokās, zaudēt spēku; zust, pāriet -
38 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) (sveicinot, piekrītot) pamāt ar galvu2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) snaust, kūkot, snauduļot2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) galvas mājiens- nod off* * *galvas mājiens; snauda; māt ar galvu; pamāt ar galvu; snaust; būt neuzmanīgam, palaist garām; locīties -
39 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) virsotne, smaile2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) augstākā pakāpe; virsotne; maksimums3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) (cepures) nags2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) sasniegt augstāko pakāpi- peaked- peaky* * *smaile, virsotne; apogejs, augstākā pakāpe, kulminācijas punkts; nags; mugura; pīķis; sasniegt apogeju; izdēdēt, novājēt; pacelt; sagriezt vertikāli -
40 plop
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