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  • 1 what ... for

    1) (why(?): What did he do that for?) kādēļ
    2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) kam (domāts)

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  • 2 purpose

    ['pə:pəs]
    1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) mērķis; nolūks
    2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) pielietojums; nolūks
    3) (determination: a man of purpose.) mērķtiecība
    •
    - purposefully
    - purposeless
    - purposely
    - purpose-built
    - on purpose
    - serve a purpose
    - to no purpose
    * * *
    nodoms, nolūks; panākums, rezultāts; apņēmība, griba, mērķtiecība; nodomāt, nolemt

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  • 3 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) priekš
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) (norāda virzienu) uz
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) (norāda attālumu vai laika posmu)
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (norāda uz nolūku)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) (norāda vērtību) par
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) (norāda uz mērķi)
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) (pārstāvot kādu) no
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) (kāda) labā
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) par
    10) (because of: for this reason.) dēļ
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) (norāda nolūku)
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) (norāda attieksmi, spējas)
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.)
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) neskatoties uz; par spīti
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) jo; tāpēc ka
    * * *
    tāpēc ka, jo ; priekš; par; labad, dēļ, aiz; pret; pēc; uz ; no

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  • 4 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (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; veikt
    6) (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; paveikt
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu
    8) (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; pietikt
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties
    13) (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.) nodarīt
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums
    - 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

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  • 5 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) lietot; izmantot
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) lietot; []tērēt
    •
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) lietošana; lietojums
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) pielietojums
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) derīgums; labums; jēga
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) spēja []lietot
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) atļauja/tiesības lietot
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    lietojums, lietošana; jēga, derīgums, labums; ieradums, paraža; rituāls; izmantot, izlietot, lietot; izturēties; mēgt

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  • 6 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare
    * * *
    rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš

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  • 7 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtīt
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervēt; pataupīt
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) rezerve; krājums
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervāts; liegums
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) atturība
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) (karaspēka) rezerve
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    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve
    * * *
    krājums, rezerve; rezerve; rezervāts; ieruna, iebildums; atturība; rezerves fonds; rezerves spēlētājs; pataupīt, uzglabāt; rezervēt; paredzēt; saglabāt

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  • 8 intend

    [in'tend] 1. verb
    1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) domāt; grasīties
    2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) domāt; saprast
    3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) domāt; paredzēt
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    2. noun
    (purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) nodoms; nolūks
    - intentional
    - intentionally
    - intently
    * * *
    grasīties, domāt; paredzēt; saprast, domāt

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  • 9 aim

    [eim] 1. verb
    1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) mērķēt
    2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) tēmēt; tiekties
    2. noun
    1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mērķis
    2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) mērķis
    •
    - aimlessly
    - aimlessness
    - take aim
    * * *
    nolūks, mērķis; mērķis; censties sasniegt, tīkot, tiekties; mērķēt, tēmēt

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