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1 fierce
[fiəs]1) (very angry and likely to attack: a fierce dog; a fierce expression.) nikns; nežēlīgs2) (intense or strong: fierce rivals.) stiprs; spēcīgs•- fiercely* * *nikns, nežēlīgs; negants, stiprs; kvēls, nevaldāms; neciešams, pretīgs -
2 fierce desire
kvēla vēlēšanās -
3 to fight a fierce battle
izcīnīt sīvu kauju -
4 cower
(to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) sarauties (no bailēm)* * *tupēt; sarauties -
5 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris -
6 dampen
1) (to make damp.) samitrināt2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) atvēsināt; mazināt* * *drēgnums, mitrums; raktuvju gāze; nomāktība, grūtsirdība; samitrināt; apslāpēt; atvēsināt; samazināt svārstību amplitūdu; slāpēt; amortizēt; mitrs, drēgns -
7 encounter
1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) (nejauši) sastapt; satikt2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) sadurties (ar grūtībām)2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) satikšanās; sastapšanās2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) sadursme* * *sastapšanās; saduršanās; sadursme; sastapt; sadurties; nonākt sadursmē -
8 fang
[fæŋ]1) (a long pointed tooth especially of a fierce animal: The wolf bared its fangs.) ilknis2) (the poison-tooth of a snake.) (čūskas) indes zobs* * *ilknis; indes zobs; zoba sakne; kāsis -
9 ferocious
[fə'rouʃəs](fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) nikns; negants; mežonīgs- ferocity* * *negants, nikns, nežēlīgs; briesmīgs -
10 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) nikni skatīties2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) žilbināt2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) nikns skatiens2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) žilbinoša gaisma•- glaring- glaringly* * *spilgta gaisma; nikns skatiens; žilbināt; nikni raudzīties -
11 grim
[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) drūms; briesmīgs2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) bargs; nežēlīgs3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) nelokāms•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *kvēpi, netīrumi; notašķīt, notraipīt; bargs, nežēlīgs; nelokāms; drūms -
12 grizzly
['ɡrizli]plural - grizzlies; noun((usually grizzly bear) a large fierce North American bear.)* * *grizlilācis, pelēkais lācis -
13 onslaught
['onslo:t](a fierce attack: an onslaught on the enemy troops.) spēcīgs uzbrukums* * *straujš uzbrukums -
14 savage
['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) mežonīgs2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) nikns; negants2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) uzbrukt3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) mežonis2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) mežonis•- savagely- savageness
- savagery* * *mežonis; cietsirdīgi izturēties; kost; mežonīgs; cietsirdīgs, nežēlīgs; saniknots, negants -
15 shark
(a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.) haizivs* * *haizivs; blēdis, krāpnieks; izcils lietpratējs; aprīt; blēdīties, krāpt -
16 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) vendeta; asinsatriebība* * *asinsatriebība, vendeta -
17 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) gūt virsroku -
18 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) nežēlīga konkurence
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