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  • 61 dare

    [deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb
    1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) uzdrīkstēties; uzdrošināties
    2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) izaicināt
    2. noun
    (a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) izaicinājums
    3. noun
    (boldness: We admired his daring.) drosme; pārdrošība
    4. adjective
    a dare-devil motorcyclist.) pārgalvīgs
    * * *
    izaicinājums; uzdrīkstēties; riskēt; izaicināt

    English-Latvian dictionary > dare

  • 62 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) mesties; drāz-ties
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) mest; sviest
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) sagraut (cerības, plānus u.tml.)
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mešanās; drāšanās
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) (neliels) piejaukums
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) domuzīme; svītra
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) spars
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    - dash off
    * * *
    mešanās, drāšanās; rāviens; izrāviens; šļaksti; spars; triepiens, vilciens; piejaukums, nokrāsa; domuzīme, svītra; neizdošanās; sviest, mest; mesties, drāzties; sagraut; apšļākt; piejaukt, sajaukt; uzskicēt, uzmest; pasvītrot; apmulsināt; lādēt; nolādēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > dash

  • 63 dip

    [dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb
    1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) iemērkt; iegremdēt
    2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) noslīdēt zemāk; nolaisties; vest lejup
    3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) (par automašīnām) izslēgt tālās gaismas
    4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) (par kuģi) nolaist karogu (sveicienam)
    2. noun
    1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) kritums
    2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) mērce
    3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) ātra izpeldēšanās
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    * * *
    iemērkšana, iegremdēšana; ieniršana; šķīdums; lieta svece; novirzīšanās; ieplaka; kabatzaglis; iemērkt, iegremdēt; ienirt; noslīdēt zemāk, nolaisties; nolaist; novirzīties; ielūkoties, ieskatīties; ieķīlāt; izkrist

    English-Latvian dictionary > dip

  • 64 disco

    ['diskou]
    (short for discotheque.)
    * * *
    diskotēka

    English-Latvian dictionary > disco

  • 65 duck

    I verb
    1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) ienirt; pagrūst (zem ūdens)
    2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) izvairīties (no sitiena)
    II plurals - ducks, duck; noun
    1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pīle
    2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pīle
    3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) (kriketā) nulles rezultāts
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    * * *
    pīle; izvairīšanās; buru audekls; ieniršana; drostaliņa; tanks-amfībija; izvairīties; ienirt

    English-Latvian dictionary > duck

  • 66 fad

    (a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) mode; untums
    - faddishness
    * * *
    iedoma, untums

    English-Latvian dictionary > fad

  • 67 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) krist
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) iekrist; būt kārtai
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens
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    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
    * * *
    krišana, kritiens; nokrišņi; ietece; ūdenskritums; krišanās, pazemināšanās; krišana, pagrimums; bojāeja, sabrukums; rudens; apjērošanās; ciršana; spēkošanās, cīņa; kadence; falle; krist; nokrist; krist, nokarāties; nolaisties; pazemināties, kristies; norimties; iet bojā, krist; sagāzties, sabrukt; iestāties; ietecēt; iegadīties, iekrist; kļūt

    English-Latvian dictionary > fall

  • 68 flu

    [flu:]
    (short for influenza.)
    * * *
    gripa

    English-Latvian dictionary > flu

  • 69 fur

    [fə:]
    1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) spalva; vilna
    2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) kažoks
    3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) kažokādas izstrādājumi
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    - furry
    * * *
    kotiks; spalva, vilna; kažokāda, zvērāda; kažokādu zvērs; aplikums; katlakmens; padibenes

    English-Latvian dictionary > fur

  • 70 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grācija; pievilcība
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) pieklājība; takts
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) [] lūgšana
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) pagarinājums
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) augstība; gaišība
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) žēlastība
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    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious     2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) ak vai! ak Dievs!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace
    * * *
    grācija, pievilcība; pievilcīgas īpašības, piemīlība; vēlība, labvēlība; pieklājība, laipnība; žēlastība, žēlsirdība; galda lūgšana; gaišība, augstība; atļauja; pagarinājums, atvieglojums; fioritūra; rotāt; apbalvot, apveltīt; pagodināt

    English-Latvian dictionary > grace

  • 71 guinea-pig

    ['ɡinipiɡ]
    1) (a small animal, like a rabbit, with short ears and often kept as a pet.) jūrascūciņa
    2) (a person used as the subject of an experiment: He was used as a guinea-pig for the new drug.) izmēģinājuma trusītis
    * * *
    jūras cūciņa; izmēģinājuma trusītis

    English-Latvian dictionary > guinea-pig

  • 72 H-bomb

    ['ei bom]
    (short for hydrogen bomb.)
    * * *
    ūdeņraža bumba; bombardēt ar ūdeņraža bumbām, mest ūdeņraža bumbas

    English-Latvian dictionary > H-bomb

  • 73 knickerbockers

    ['nikə,bokəz]
    ((American knickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking.) bikses (līdz ceļiem)
    * * *
    golfa bikses

    English-Latvian dictionary > knickerbockers

  • 74 lay-by

    plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)
    * * *
    automašīnu stāvvieta

    English-Latvian dictionary > lay-by

  • 75 mac

    [mæk]
    (short for mackintosh.)
    * * *
    skots; puisis

    English-Latvian dictionary > mac

  • 76 member

    ['membə]
    1) (a person who belongs to a group, club, society, trade union etc: The association has three thousand members.) biedrs; loceklis
    2) (short for Member of Parliament. M.P)
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    * * *
    loceklis, biedrs; ekstremitāte, loceklis; detaļa, elements

    English-Latvian dictionary > member

  • 77 meteoric

    [-'o-]
    adjective ((of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time: a meteoric rise to fame.) žilbinošs; straujš un īslaicīgs
    * * *
    meteora, meteorisks; meteoroloģisks, atmosfērisks; žilbinošs

    English-Latvian dictionary > meteoric

  • 78 mince

    [mins] 1. verb
    1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) []malt; []kapāt
    2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) tipināt
    2. noun
    (meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) malta/kapāta gaļa
    - mincing
    - mincingly
    - mincemeat
    * * *
    kapāta gaļa; kapāt, malt; runāt afektēti; tipināt

    English-Latvian dictionary > mince

  • 79 minute

    I ['minit] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minūte
    2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minūte
    3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) mirklis
    4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) brīdis
    5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) protokols
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    - the minute that
    - the minute
    - to the minute
    - up to the minute     II adjective
    1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) ļoti mazs, sīks
    2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) pedantisks; detalizēts
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    - minuteness
    * * *
    minūte; mirklis, brīdis; piezīme, uzmetums; protokols; aprēķināt laiku līdz minūtei; piezīmēt, atzīmēt; protokolēt; ļoti mazs, sīks; nenozīmīgs; detalizēts, sīks

    English-Latvian dictionary > minute

  • 80 miscellaneous

    [misə'leiniəs] 1. adjective
    (composed of several kinds; mixed: a miscellaneous collection of pictures.) dažāds; jaukts
    2. noun
    (short for miscellaneous items: The last section of the catalogue is entitled `miscellaneous'.)
    * * *
    jaukts, dažāds; daudzpusīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > miscellaneous

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