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1 light travels faster than sound
gaisma izplatās ātrāk par skaņuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > light travels faster than sound
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2 humiliate
[hju'milieit](to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) pazemot- humiliation* * *pazemot -
3 outstrip
past tense, past participle - outstripped; verb(to go much faster than: He outstripped the other runners.) pārspēt skriešanā, noskriet (kādu)* * *pārspēt; būt labākam -
4 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) []grūst; []stumt2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) uzstāt; skubināt3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) tirgoties ar narkotikām2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) grūdiens; spiediens2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) enerģija; uzņēmība; mērķtiecība•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over* * *grūdiens; spiediens; protekcija, atbalsts; kritisks brīdis; uzņēmība, enerģija, spars; atlaišana no darba; ietekmīga grupa, banda, kliķe; spēcīgs, straujš uzbrukums; stumt, grūst; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; spraukties cauri; piespiest; mudināt, skubināt; ieteikt, reklamēt -
5 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) skriet2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) ritēt; braukt3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) plūst; tecēt4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) darboties5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) organizēt; vadīt6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) piedalīties sacīkstēs7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursēt8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) tikt izrādītam9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) braukt; vadīt10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) noplukt11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) aizvest (ar mašīnu)12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) pārlaist; izbraukt (caur matiem u.tml.)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) Man asinis sastinga dzīslās.2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) skrējiens2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izbraukums; ceļojums; ekskursija3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periods; posms; laiks4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) noiris valdziņš5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) rīcības/lietošanas brīvība6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) pārskrējiens7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) aploks•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) pēc kārtas- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *skrējiens; reiss, brauciens; attālums; ekskursija, izbraukums; demonstrēšana; norise, gaita; darbība; periods, posms; sērija, partija; noiets, pieprasījums; vidējais līmenis; rīcības brīvība; urdziņa, strautiņš; bars; ganāmpulks; aploks; noiris valdziņš; trase, taka; rene, tekne; skriet; virzīties, iet; kursēt; plūst, tecēt; darboties; darbināt; klāties; piedalīties; tikt izrādītam; izvirzīt; aizritēt; skanēt; pakļauties; ātri izplatīties; vadīt; kļūt; izlauzties; pārvilkt, pārlaist; transportēt, aizvest; ielaist; būt spēkā; ievērt; nelegāli ievest; iedurt; liet, kausēt; kārtot; vajāt; noirt; izbalēt, noplukt; vīties -
6 speed
[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) ātrums2) (quickness of moving.) ātrums2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) traukties; joņot2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) pārsniegt (pieļaujamo) ātrumu•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up* * *ātrums; pārnesums, ātrums; sekmes, veiksme; steigties; pasteidzināt, paātrināt; uzņemt ātrumu; veikties, klāties -
7 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) piesis2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) pamudinājums•- spur on* * *piesis; pamudinājums; atradze; melnie graudi, vilkazobi; piecirst piešus; mudināt, skubināt -
8 streamlined
1) ((of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently: the newest, most streamlined aircraft.) pludlīnijas-2) (efficient and economical: streamlined business methods.) efektīvs; mūsdienīgs; perfekts* * *pludlīnijas; modernizēts -
9 supersonic
[su:pə'sonik](faster than the speed of sound: These planes travel at supersonic speeds.) virsskaņas-* * *ultraskaņas, virsskaņas -
10 throttle
['Ɵrotl] 1. noun((in engines, the lever attached to) the valve controlling the flow of steam, petrol etc: The car went faster as he opened the throttle.) drosele2. verb(to choke (someone) by gripping the throat: This scarf is throttling me!) žņaugt; smacēt; slāpēt* * *rīkle; drosele; žņaugt; apspiest; noslāpt, nosmakt; droselēt -
11 trot
[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.)2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) rikši; teciņi- trotter* * *rikši; ātra gaita; bērns, kas mācās staigāt; vecā ragana; špikeris; rikšot; palaist rikšiem; steigties -
12 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) pātaga2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) atbildīgais par partijas/frakcijas disciplīnu2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) pātagot; sist ar pātagu2) (to beat (eggs etc).) sakult (olas u.tml.)3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) cirsties (apkārt u.tml.); izķert; izraut•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up* * *pātaga, rīkste; braucējs, kučieris; piķieris; partijas organizators; uzaicinājums ierasties parlamentā vai kongresa sēdē; putukrējums, olu kultenis; trīsis, bloks; sist ar pātagu; sakaut, uzvarēt; sakult, saputot; aizmetināt -
13 gain on
(to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing): Drive faster - the police car is gaining on us.) tuvoties; panākt (kādu) -
14 pick up speed
(to go faster; to accelerate: The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.) palielināt ātrumu -
15 put a spurt on / put on a spurt
(to run or go faster eg towards the end of a race: He put a sudden spurt on and passed the other competitors.) izrauties uz priekšu (spurtā)English-Latvian dictionary > put a spurt on / put on a spurt
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16 sonic boom
(a sudden loud noise heard when an aircraft which is travelling faster than the speed of sound passes overhead.) skaņas barjera/trieciens -
17 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) []mudināt; []steidzināt
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