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1 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) zaudēt (abas) iespējas; dzīties pakaļ diviem zaķiem -
2 stool
[stu:l](a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) ķeblis* * *ķeblis; celms, kas dzen atvases; izkārnījumi -
3 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) iebrukt; iegrūt2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) saļimt; zaudēt spēkus3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ciest neveiksmi4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) salocīt; salikt•* * *iebrukšana, iegrūšana; sabrukums; kolapss; iegrūt, iebrukt; ciest pilnīgu neveiksmi; zaudēt spēkus, sabrukt; pārplīst -
4 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) mīlestība2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) mīla; iemīlēšanās3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) mīlestība; mīļais; mīļumiņš4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) (sportā) nulle2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) mīlēt2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) patikt•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *mīla, mīlestība; iemīļotais, iemīļotā; jaukumiņš, mīlulis; amors, Kupidons; nulle; mīlēt; just patiku
См. также в других словарях:
fall between two stools — ► fall between two stools Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. Main Entry: ↑stool … English terms dictionary
fall between two stools — phrasal : to fail or come to naught because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action a story of falling between two stools the stool of election promises to balance the budget and reduce taxes,… … Useful english dictionary
fall between two stools — mainly British, mainly British if something falls between two stools, it fails because it is neither one type of thing nor another and if someone falls between two stools, they fail because they try to combine two different types of thing that… … New idioms dictionary
fall between two stools — verb a) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail. “ She [<nowiki/>] could not bear to lose the land she had got by a swindle; and then she could not bear the loss of her lover. So she fell between two stools. ” … Wiktionary
fall between stools — If something falls between two stools, it is neither totally one thing nor another, and is therefore unsatisfactory. The book didn t sell because it fell between two stools. It appealed neither to historians nor to the general public … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fall between the cracks — See fall through the cracks … English idioms
fall between two stools — phrasal to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall between two stools — fail because one hesitated between two opportunities, attempt two things at once and fail at both … English contemporary dictionary
fall between two stools — not clearly one type or the other, neither fish nor fowl This vehicle is part bike and part car. It falls between two stools … English idioms
fall between — be overlooked, go unnoticed … English contemporary dictionary
fall between two stools — Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. → stool … English new terms dictionary
