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1 festival
['festəvəl]1) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) svētki; svinības2) (a season of musical, theatrical etc performances: Every three years the city holds a drama festival; ( also adjective) a festival programme.) festivāls; festivāla-* * *svinības, svētki; festivāls -
2 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) turēt2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) []turēt3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) []turēt4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) izturēt (smagumu)5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) paturēt6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) ietvert; saturēt7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) notikt; noturēt8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) būt []; turēties9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) strādāt []10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) domāt; uzskatīt11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) būt spēkā12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) turēt kādu pie vārda13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) aizstāvēt14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aizturēt15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) saistīt (kāda uzmanību)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) turēt kādu (noteiktā emocionālā stāvoklī)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) svinēt18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) būt īpašniekam19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (par laiku) pieturēties20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) gaidīt (nenoliekot telefona klausuli)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) izturēt22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) []glabāt23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) (par nākotni) būt padomā; nest2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) turēšana; satveršana2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) ietekme; vara3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tvēriens•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) (kuģa) kravas telpas* * *kravas telpas; tvēriens; ietekme, vara; osa, tveramais; pauze; aizkavēšanās pirms palaišanas; turēt; aizturēt, apvaldīt; ietvert, saturēt; būt īpašniekam, pārvaldīt; noturēt, organizēt; uzskatīt, domāt; būt spēkā; pieturēties; saistīt; ieturēt kursu; izturēt; svinēt -
3 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) gads2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) gads•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) ik gadus; reizi gadā- all the year round
- all year round
- long* * *gads; kurss, vienā gadā augstskolā iestājušies studenti -
4 chorus
['ko:rəs] 1. plural - choruses; noun1) (a group of singers: the festival chorus.) koris2) (a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.) kordebalets3) (part of a song repeated after each verse: The audience joined in the chorus.) piedziedājums4) (something said or shouted by a number of people together: He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.) balsu koris; izrunāts korī2. verb(to sing or say together: The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.) dziedāt/runāt korī* * *koris; kora dziesma; piedziedājums; kordebalets; dziedāt korī; atkārtot korī -
5 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) ātrs; ātrgaitas-2) (quick: a fast worker.) ātrs; veikls3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) (par pulksteni) ātrāks2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) ātri- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) gavēt2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) gavēnis- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) (par krāsu) izturīgs; neplūkošs2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) ciešs; stingrs•* * *gavēnis; gavēt; ciešs, stingrs; neplūkošs, izturīgs; uzticams, pastāvīgs; ātrgaitas; ātrāks; jutīgs -
6 streamer
noun (a long narrow banner, or narrow paper ribbon: The aeroplane dragged a streamer that read `Come to the Festival'; The classroom was decorated with balloons and streamers.) vimpelis; (papīra) lentes* * *vimpelis; transparents, lozungs; stars; virsraksts -
7 May Day
(the first day of May, an especially socialist holiday or festival in many countries.) Maija svētki -
8 eve
[i:v]1) (the day or evening before a festival: Christmas Eve; New Year's Eve.) (svētku) priekšvakars2) (the time just before an event: on the eve of (the) battle.) priekšvakars3) (evening.) vakars* * *priekšvakars; vakars -
9 Easter
['i:stə](a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion.) Lieldienas* * *Lieldienas -
10 Pentecost
['pentəkoust, ]( American[) -ko:st](the Christian festival of Whitsuntide celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter.) Vasarsvētki* * *Vasarsvētki -
11 Whitsun
['wi ən]1) ((also Whit Sunday) a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter.) Vasarsvētku svētdiena2) ((also Whitsuntide) the days close to Whit Sunday.) Vasarsvētku nedēļa* * *Vasarsvētki -
12 Christmas
['krisməs](an annual festival in memory of the birth of Christ, held on December 25, Christmas Day.) Ziemassvētki- Christmas-tree* * *Ziemassvētki
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