-
1 for years after
vēl gadiem ilgi -
2 for years back
pirms daudziem gadiem -
3 for nothing
1) (free; without payment: I'll do that job for you for nothing.) par brīvu, bez maksas2) (without result; in vain: I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing!) velti* * *par velti, bez maksas; bez iemesla; veltīgi -
4 good for
1) (certain to last: These houses are good for another hundred years at least.) noteikti []2) (certain to pay (a sum of money): He's good for $50.) noteikti []3) (certain to cause: That story is always good for a laugh.) noteikti [] -
5 I haven't seen him for donkey's years
es neesmu viņu saticis veselu mūžībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I haven't seen him for donkey's years
-
6 this post is tenable by him for three years
viņš šo amatu var ieņemt trīs gadusEnglish-Latvian dictionary > this post is tenable by him for three years
-
7 mate
[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) pārot; pāroties2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) pieteikt matu2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) tēviņš; mātīte2) (a husband or wife.) dzīvesbiedrs; dzīvesbiedre3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) draugs; biedrs4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) palīgs5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) kapteiņa palīgs6) (in chess, checkmate.) mats* * *mats; biedrs; draugs; palīgs; dzīvesbiedre, dzīvesbiedrs; tēviņš, mātīte; kapteiņa palīgs; salāgota detaļa; pieteikt matu; saprecināt; pāroties; samesties kopā, saieties; sajūgt, salāgot -
8 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina -
9 campaign
[kæm'pein] 1. noun1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) kampaņa; karagājiens2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) kampaņa2. verb(to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) sarīkot kampaņu; piedalīties kampaņā* * *kampaņa; piedalīties kampaņā; sarīkot kampaņu -
10 office
['ofis]1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; ( also adjective) office furniture.) kantoris; birojs; iestāde2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) kabinets3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) ministrija; kase; redakcija4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) amats; postenis; vara•- officer* * *amats, postenis; resors, ministrija, pārvalde; birojs, kantoris, iestāde; ārsta kabinets; saimniecības ēkas; dievkalpojums, ceremonija; pakalpojums; funkcija, pienākums, uzdevums; mājiens, zīme -
11 dispute
[di'spju:t] 1. verb1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) apstrīdēt2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) strīdēties2. noun((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) strīds- disputation* * *debates, disputs; strīds; apspriest, diskutēt; apstrīdēt; strīdēties; pretoties -
12 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka- downie®- downy* * *dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa -
13 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sapnis2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sapņošana3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) sapnis4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sapnis2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) sapņot- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *sapnis; redzējums; sapņot; fantazēt, sapņot; iedomāties -
14 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) vijole2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) blēdība; krāpšana2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spēlēt vijoli2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) niekoties; blēņoties3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) blēdīties; krāpties•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *vijole; blēdība, krāpšana; zemrokas tirgošanās; aresta orderis; spēlēt vijoli; blēņoties, niekoties; krāpties, blēdīties -
15 restless
1) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) nemierīgs2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) bezmiega-* * *nemierīgs -
16 be at odds
(to be quarrelling: He has been at odds with his brother for years.) sastrīdēties; būt nesaskaņām ar -
17 feel as if / as though
(to have the sensation (physical or mental) or feeling that: I feel as if I am going to be sick; She feels as though she has known him for years.) šķist, ka -
18 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) atklāt; izdibināt2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) uzzināt (patiesību) -
19 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) sazvanīt2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) iegūt -
20 in / out of print
((of books) available/unavailable to be bought from the publisher: That book has been out of print for years.) pārdošanā/izpārdots
См. также в других словарях:
For Better or For Worse characters — The characters in Lynn Johnston s cartoon strip For Better or For Worse have extensive back stories. The birthdates of the characters as shown below are the characters birthdates in current continuity, as shown on the strip s… … Wikipedia
For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn … Wikipedia
Years of potential life lost — (YPLL) or potential years of life lost (PYLL), is an estimate of the average years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely.cite web|author=Gardner JW|coauthors=Sanborn JS|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db… … Wikipedia
For-profit school — For profit schools are educational institutions that are run by private, profit seeking companies or organizations, selling education to those who want to buy it. [ [http://www.allonlineschools.com/online education resource center/online degrees… … Wikipedia
For Want of a Nail (novel) — For the proverb, see For Want of a Nail (proverb). For Want of a Nail … Wikipedia
For Esmé with Love and Squalor — is a short story by J. D. Salinger. Originally published in The New Yorker on April 8, 1950, it was anthologized in Salinger s Nine Stories two years later. (While the story collection s American title is Nine Stories , it is actually known as… … Wikipedia
For Sentimental Reasons (band) — For Sentimental Reasons is an American nostalgia band and have usually played as a sextet of three men and three women, the women occasionally acting in the role of The Andrews Sisters, each wearing a red, white or blue dress. They typically play … Wikipedia
For the Motherland — ( th. พรรคเพื่อแผ่นดิน, transl|th|Pua Paendin ) is a Thai political party founded on 11 September 2007 by more than 200 veteran Thai politicians. Its political stance is neither pro Thaksin nor anti Thaksin and located in the centre of the… … Wikipedia
For Real — For the 2009 film, see For Real (film). For Real Genres R B, Pop, Dance Years active 1993–1999 Labels Arista Records A M Records, Rowdy Records … Wikipedia
For Special Services — … Wikipedia
for a song — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply. * /He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich./ * /They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
