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1 first
[fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) pirmais2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) pirmkārt; vispirms3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) pirmais- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all* * *sākums; pirmais datums; augstākā atzīme; pirmās vietas ieguvējs; augstākā labuma preces; ievērojams, izcils; augstākā labuma, pirmšķirīgs; vadošais, pirmais; vispirms, pirmkārt; pirmoreiz; pirmais -
2 first-born
adjective, noun (one's) oldest (child). pirmdzimtais -
3 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) dibinātājs; tēvs2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) Tēvi Dibinātāji -
4 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) priekšrocība; izdevīgums2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.)•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *pārākums, priekšrocība; izdevīgums, labums; dot priekšroku; sekmēt, veicināt -
5 aggressor
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6 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) izskats; āriene2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) parādīšanās; ierašanās3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) uzstāšanās* * *parādīšanās, ierašanās; uzstāšanās; nākšana klajā, iznākšana; āriene, izskats -
7 Ash Wednesday
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8 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) atbalstītājs; piekritējs2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) pastiprinātājs3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) nesējraķete* * *dedzīgs piekritējs, atbalstītājs -
9 cousin
(a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt.) brālēns; māsīca- second cousin* * *brālēns, māsīca; radinieks; atzīt radniecību, radoties -
10 daybreak
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11 elements
1) (the first things to be learned in any subject: the elements of musical theory.) pamati2) (the forces of nature, as wind and rain.) dabas spēki* * *pamati -
12 foundation
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) dibināšana2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) pamats3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fonds* * *dibināšana, pamatu likšana; fundaments, pamats; pamatojums; fonds -
13 landing
1) ((an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground: an emergency landing; ( also adjective) a landing place.) piespiedu nolaišanās2) (a place for coming ashore.) kuģu piestātne3) (the level part of a staircase between flights of steps: Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.) (kāpņu) laukums* * *piestāšana krastā; kuģu piestātne; desants; nolaišanās; laukums -
14 leader
1) (a person who is in front or goes first: The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders.) līderis2) (a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something): The leader of the expedition is a scientist.) vadītājs3) (an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor.) (avīzes) ievadraksts* * *līderis, vadītājs, vadonis; vadošais advokāts; vadošais mūziķis, diriģents; galvenā loma, galvenās lomas tēlotājs; galvenais zars; ievadraksts; prece par zemāku cenu; galvenais ekonomiskais rādītājs -
15 nosedive
noun (a dive or fall with the head or nose first: The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.) pikēšana* * *pikēšana; pēkšņa krišanās; pikēt; strauji kristies -
16 paragraph
(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) rindkopa* * *paragrāfs; rindkopa; īss raksts; sadalīt paragrāfos; sākt jaunu rindkopu; uzrakstīt īsu rakstu -
17 presumption
1) (something presumed: She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead.) prezumpcija; pieņēmums; uzskats2) (unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person.) uzdrīkstēšanās; pašpārliecinātība* * *pieņēmums; pašpaļāvība, iedomība -
18 prosecution
1) ((an) act of prosecuting or process of being prosecuted: He faces prosecution for drunken driving; There are numerous prosecutions for this offence every year.) apsūdzība; lietas ierosināšana2) (the person/people bringing a legal action, including the lawyer(s) representing them: First the prosecution stated its case, then the defence.) apsūdzētājs; apsūdzība* * *turpināšana; lietas ierosināšana, prasības iesniegšana; apsūdzība -
19 prototype
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20 Sunday
(the first day of the week, the day following Saturday, kept for rest and worship among Christians.) svētdiena- Sunday school
- a month of Sundays* * *svētdiena
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