-
1 to fish for
meklēt; censties iegūt -
2 to fish for compliments
tīkot pēc komplimentiem; uzprasīties pēc komplimentiem -
3 to fish for crabs
ķert krabjus -
4 to fish for pearls
zvejot pērles -
5 fish farm
noun (an area of fresh water for breeding fish as a business.) zivjaudzētava -
6 fish hatchery
noun (a place for hatching fish eggs.) zivju (mazuļu) inkubators -
7 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) izvilkt (no kabatas u.tml.) -
8 bait for fish
ēsma zivīm -
9 morsel
['mo:səl](a small piece of something, especially food: a tasty morsel of fish for the cat.) kumosiņš, gabaliņš* * *kumoss; drusciņa, mazumiņš -
10 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) āķis2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) āķis3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) (boksā) āķis2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) noķert (uz āķa zivi)2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) aizāķēt; saāķēt3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).)•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *āķis; ķeksis; zaglis; aizāķēt, saāķēt; saliekt āķī; noķert; nozvejot; zagt -
11 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties -
12 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) tīkls2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) []ķert tīklā- netting- netball
- network* * *tīkls; tīmeklis; lamatas; ienest tīru peļņu; ķert ar tīklu; izlikt tīklus; aust tīklu; pārsegt ar aizsargtīklu; gūt vārtus, trāpīt tīklā; neto, saldo -
13 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt -
14 shoal
I [ʃəul] noun(a great number of fish swimming together in one place: The fishing-boats were searching for large shoals of fish.) barsII [ʃəul] noun(a shallow place in the sea etc; a sandbank: The boat grounded on a shoal.) sēklis* * *sēklis; bars; apslēptas briesmas, kļūt seklam, sekls; milzums; pulcēties baros -
15 diet
1. noun(food, especially a course of recommended foods, for losing weight or as treatment for an illness etc: a diet of fish and vegetables; a salt-free diet; She went on a diet to lose weight.) diēta2. verb(to eat certain kinds of food to lose weight: She has to diet to stay slim.) ievērot diētu- dietitian* * *parlaments; uzturs; starptautiska apspriede; diēta; ievērot diētu; parakstīt diētu -
16 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) zarna2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) stīga2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) izņemt iekšas; ķidāt2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) izpostīt; izdegt (ugunsgrēkā)•- guts* * *zarna; zarnas, iekšas; ketguts; stīga; saturs, būtība; gribasspēks, vīrišķība, raksturs; izķidāt, izņemt iekšas; izpostīt; apjēgt, izprast; rīt; iekšķīgs, instinktīvs; būtiski svarīgs, vitāls -
17 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) joks2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) joks2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) jokot2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) jokot•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *joks; jokot -
18 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) zeme; sauszeme; cietzeme2) (a country: foreign lands.) zeme; valsts3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zeme; augsne4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemesgabals; gruntsgabals2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) nolaisties; piezemēties2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) piestāt/izcelt krastā3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) nonākt (grūtībās u.tml.)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
apvidus mašīna- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *sauszeme, cietzeme, zeme; valsts, zeme; augsne, zeme; gruntsgabals, zemesgabals; piestāt krastā; izcelt krastā; izcelties krastā; nolaisties; sasniegt mērķi; trāpīt, iesist; izcīnīt, iegūt -
19 linger
['liŋɡə]1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) uzkavēties; ieilgt2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) vilcināties; kavēties* * *uzkavēties; kavēties, vilcināties; vilkties; ieilgt; vārguļot -
20 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) skola2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) (vienas) skolas audzēkņi3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) skola; kursi4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) fakultāte5) ((American) a university or college.) augstskola6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skola2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) mācīties; apvaldīt- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) (zivju u.tml.) bars* * *skola; klase; stundas, mācības; vienas skolas audzēkņi; fakultāte; skola, virziens; eksāmeni; apmācīt, skolot; apvaldīt; bars; pulcēties baros
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
fish for — [phrasal verb] fish for (something) : to ask for or try to get (something, such as praise or attention) in an indirect way I think he offers apologies for his cooking as a way of fishing for compliments. [=as a way of getting people to say that… … Useful english dictionary
fish for — [v] look for; hint angle, angle for, elicit, hope for, hunt for, invite, search for, seek, solicit, try to evoke; concepts 20,75 … New thesaurus
fish for — {v.}, {informal} To try to get or to find out (something), by hinting or by a roundabout way to try to lead someone else to give or tell you what you want by hinting. * /Jerry was always fishing for an invitation to Bob s house./ * /Near… … Dictionary of American idioms
fish for — {v.}, {informal} To try to get or to find out (something), by hinting or by a roundabout way to try to lead someone else to give or tell you what you want by hinting. * /Jerry was always fishing for an invitation to Bob s house./ * /Near… … Dictionary of American idioms
fish\ for — v informal To try to get or to find out (smth), by hinting or by a roundabout way to try to lead someone else to give or tell you what you want by hinting. Jerry was always fishing for an invitation to Bob s house. Near examination time, some of… … Словарь американских идиом
fish for — phr verb Fish for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑compliment, ↑salmon, ↑trout … Collocations dictionary
fish for something — ˈfish for sth derived to try to get sth, or to find out sth, although you are pretending not to • to fish for compliments/information Main entry: ↑fishderived … Useful english dictionary
fish for a compliment — {v, phr.} To try to make someone pay a compliment. * /When Jim showed me his new car, I could tell that he was fishing for a compliment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fish for a compliment — {v, phr.} To try to make someone pay a compliment. * /When Jim showed me his new car, I could tell that he was fishing for a compliment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fish for compliments — Usually said of someone who puts themselves down (similar to false modesty) in the hope that others will contradict them, and in the process, compliment them. Sam: I m no good at drawing!Judy: Nonsense! You re an excellent artist!Bob: Aw, he was… … The small dictionary of idiomes
fish for — Synonyms and related words: address, angle for, ask for, beat about for, bid for, canvass, court, delve for, dig for, follow, go gunning for, gun for, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, look, look for, look up, pop the question, prowl after, pursue, quest … Moby Thesaurus
