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1 foundation
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) dibināšana2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) pamats3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fonds* * *dibināšana, pamatu likšana; fundaments, pamats; pamatojums; fonds -
2 foundation-stone
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3 firm foundation
stingrs pamats -
4 sandy foundation
nedrošs pamats -
5 secure foundation
nesatricināms pamats -
6 steady foundation
stingrs pamats -
7 the rumour is without foundation
baumas ir nepamatotasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the rumour is without foundation
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8 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) pamats; fundaments; postaments2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) pamatsastāvdaļa3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bāze; atbalsta punkts2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) pamatot; balstīt; izmantot par atbalsta punktu- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) zemisks; nekrietns- basely- baseness* * *bāze; atbalsta punkts, pamats; fundaments, pjedestāls, cokols; starta vieta, starts; saknes; likt pamatus; pamatot; nekrietns, zemisks; tāds, kas oksidējas, vienkāršs; neizkopts, piesārņots, vulgārs -
9 baseless
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10 basic
['beisik]1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) pamata-2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) elementārs•* * *pamata; bāzisks -
11 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) atbalsts; pamats; drošs stāvoklis2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) pamats* * *atbalsts; stabils stāvoklis; attiecības; kopsumma -
12 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) dīks; nenodarbināts2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) slinks; laisks3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tukšs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) nepamatots2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) slinkot; slaistīties2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) strādāt tukšgaitā (par motoru)•- idler- idleness
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- idle away* * *slinkot, slaistīties; strādāt tukšgaitā; dīks, nenodarbināts; laisks, slinks; brīvs; nepamatots, tukšs; tukšgaitas -
13 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) kaudze; čupa2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) kaudze; žūksnis2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) kraut kaudzē- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pālisIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pūkas; vilna; uzkārsums* * *pālis; grēda, kaudze; dūnas, pūkas, spalvas, vilna; uzkārsums; sārts; ēku grupa, liela ēka, milzenis; kaudze naudas, manta, bagātība; baterija; kodolreaktors; iedzīt pāļus; dzīt pāļus; kraut kaudzē; sakraut kaudzē; sakrāt, uzkrāt; sakrāties, uzkrāties; blīvēties
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