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61 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) gūt sekmes; sasniegt mērķi2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) sekot (cits citam); mantot; pārņemt (kā mantiniekam)•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession* * *gūt sekmes; nomainīt, sekot; mantot -
62 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) uzvalks; kostīms2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) kostīms; tērps3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) prāva; (tiesas) lieta4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bildinājums5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) (kāršu) masts2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) būt piemērotam/apmierinošam2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) piestāvēt3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) piemērot; saskaņot; pieskaņot•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *uzvalks; komplekts; lūgums; masts; bildinājums; prāva; būt piemērotam, derēt; piestāvēt; piemērot, pielāgot -
63 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) spiets; pūznis2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) bars; pūlis2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) spietot2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) drūzmēties; pūlī doties3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) mudžēt* * *spiets; pūlis, bars; rāpties; spietot; drūzmēties; mudžēt -
64 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) aste2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) aste2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) []sekot- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) raksts- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *aste; pakaļgals, gals; bize; fraka; pavadoņi, svīta; slepenpolicists; rinda; otrā puse; atkritumi; mazietekmīgs grupējums; vājākie dalībnieki; pēcpuse, pakaļa; sekot; pievienot asti; nocirst asti; nogriezt kātiņus; nobeigt, noslēgt; vilkties astē -
65 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) pēdas; paliekas2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) paliekas; neliels daudzums2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) izsekot; sadzīt pēdas2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) kopēt; izzīmēt•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *atsaite, streņģe, vilksnis; pēdas; taciņa; neliels daudzums; pieraksts; novilkums uz pauspapīra; izsekot; skicēt; pausot, kopēt; izzīmēt, vilkt; fiksēt, reģistrēt -
66 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) pēdas (nospiedums)2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) taka3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) skrejceļš; celiņš, trase; treks4) (a railway line.) (dzelzceļa) sliedes2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) izsekot; dzīt pēdas- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog* * *pēdas; taka; kurss, gaita; sliedes; treks; vieglatlētika; kāpurķēde; trase, maršruts; ieraksts; izsekot; atstāt pēdas; vilkt tauvā; nospraust ceļu; ripot pa sliedēm; noiet, veikt; grozīt -
67 wherever
1) (no matter where: I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you.) kur vien2) ((to or in) any place that: Go wherever he tells you to go.) kur vien* * *lai kur, lai kurp, kurp; kur; kur vien -
68 be a law unto oneself
(to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions.) pats sev kungs -
69 get after
(to follow: If you want to catch him, you had better get after him at once.) sekot -
70 get nowhere
(to make no progress: You'll get nowhere if you follow his instructions.) neko nepanākt -
71 go after
1) (to try to win: He's going after that prize.) censties iegūt2) (to follow or chase: Go after him and apologize.) sekot (kādam) -
72 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) noteikt tempu -
73 tag along
( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) sekot; vilkties līdz (kādam) -
74 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) pievienot; pielikt2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) sekot pa pēdām
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