-
1 foreign language
svešvaloda -
2 the Foreign Language department
svešvalodu fakultāteEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the Foreign Language department
-
3 crib
[krib] 1. noun1) (a cradle.) šūpulis2) ((American) a child's cot.) bērna gultiņa3) (a translation used when studying a text in a foreign language.) špikeris4) (a manger.) barības sile2. verb(to copy: She cribbed the answer from her friend's work.)* * *barības sile; špikeris; bērna gultiņa; plaģiāts; parindenis; ieslēgt; špikot; nošpikot; izdarīt plaģiātu -
4 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) piepūle2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) pūles3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) sasniegums•- effortlessly* * *piepūle; sasniegums -
5 reader
1) (a person who reads books, magazines etc: He's a keen reader.) lasītājs2) (a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc: The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.) lasītājs3) (a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language: a Latin reader.) lasāmgrāmata; mācību grāmata* * *lasītājs; docētājs, pasniedzējs; korektors; recenzents; lasāmgrāmata, hrestomātija -
6 phrase-book
noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.) sarunvārdnīca -
7 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) svešs; nepazīstams2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) savāds; dīvains•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *svešs, nepazīstams; svešzemju; savāds, dīvains; nepieradis -
8 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) mēle2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) mēle3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) mēle4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) valoda* * *mēle; valoda; mēle; mēle; mēlīte; zemes strēle; rēdze, tapa; pārmijas nazis
См. также в других словарях:
Foreign language — A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her.… … Wikipedia
foreign language — noun Foreign language is used before these nouns: ↑film … Collocations dictionary
Foreign Language Proficiency Pay — is a special pay given to members of the United States Military who demonstrate proficiency in one or more foreign languages and is regulated by Army Regulation 611 6. Foreign Language Proficiency Pay is sometimes abbreviated as FLPP or FLP Pay;… … Wikipedia
Foreign Language High School Affiliated to Shanghai University — (上海大学附属外国语中学, 上大外附中) is located at Songjiang District, Shanghai. [http://www.sdfwz.net|Foreign Language High School Affiliated to Shanghai University] is one of the best foreign language high school in Shanghai, China.External links*… … Wikipedia
foreign language rights — noun foreign interpreta tion rights, foreign translation rights, nonresidential translation rights Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
foreign language — language not native to the speaker or to the country … English contemporary dictionary
Foreign Language Academy — Infobox Secondary school name = Foreign Language Academy established = type = Public principal = Dr. Carol Allman students = grades = PreK 8 city = 3450 Warwick Boulevard Kansas City state = Missouri country = USA district = KCMSD colors = mascot … Wikipedia
foreign language acquisition and teaching — The ‘English fever’ of the 1980s continues. The international tongue suggests one’s success and profit. Japanese is also popular. Xinhua News Agency reported in 2001 that China had over 3,000 foreign language institutions with the annual turnover … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
Foreign Language Area Studies — The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships are designed to provide support and funding to graduate students studying the languages and cultures of specific foreign countries, in particular those in the strategic interest of the… … Wikipedia
Foreign language writing aid — A foreign language writing aid is a computer program that assists a non native language user in writing decently in their target language. Assistive operations can be classified into two categories: on the fly prompts and post writing checks.… … Wikipedia
Foreign language reading aid — A foreign language reading aid is a computer program that assists a non native language user to read properly in their target language. The proper reading means that the pronunciation should be correct and stress to different parts of the words… … Wikipedia
