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  • 1 hair-raising

    adjective (terrifying: hair-raising stories.) šausmīgs; šaušalīgs
    * * *
    šaušalīgs, šausmīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > hair-raising

  • 2 hair

    [heə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) mats; (dzīvnieka) spalva
    2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) mati
    - - haired
    - hairy
    - hairiness
    - hair's-breadth
    - hair-breadth
    - hairbrush
    - haircut
    - hair-do
    - hairdresser
    - hairdressing
    - hair-drier
    - hairline
    - hair-oil
    - hairpin
    2. adjective
    ((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) (par ceļa pagriezienu) spējš
    - hairstyle
    - keep one's hair on
    - let one's hair down
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - make hair stand on end
    - not to turn a hair
    - turn a hair
    - split hairs
    - tear one's hair
    * * *
    mati, mats; spalva, vilna; plūksnojums, uzkārsums

    English-Latvian dictionary > hair

  • 3 lock

    I 1. [lok] noun
    1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) slēdzene; aizšaujamais; bulta
    2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) slūžas; dambis
    3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) (ieroču) aizslēgs
    4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) satvēriens (cīņā)
    2. verb
    (to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) []slēgt; ieslēgt; saslēgt; izlaist caur slūžām (kuģi)
    - locket
    - locksmith
    - lock in
    - lock out
    - lock up
    II [lok] noun
    1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) (matu) cirta; sproga
    2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) mati
    * * *
    cirta, sproga; slēdzene, aizšaujamais, bulta; aizslēgs; mati; slūžas, dambis; kušķis; sastrēgums; aizturis; satvēriens; slēgt; aizslēgt; ieslēgt; ietvert ieskaut; sakrampēt sakost; saslēgt, bloķēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > lock

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  • hair-raising — adj frightening and dangerous in a way that is exciting ▪ a hair raising car chase …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hair-raising — exciting, 1837, from HAIR (Cf. hair) + RAISE (Cf. raise). In 19c. works, sometimes as jocular mock classical tricopherous …   Etymology dictionary

  • hair-raising — hair′ rais ing adj. terrifying or horrifying: a hair raising encounter with death[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900 hair′ rais ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • hair-raising — [her′rāz΄iŋ] adj. causing, or thought of as causing, the hair to stand on end; terrifying or shocking hair raiser n …   English World dictionary

  • hair-raising — /hair ray zing/, adj. terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair raising brush with death. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

  • hair-raising — [adj] causing excitement bloodcurdling, breathtaking, chilling, cliff hanging, electrifying, exciting, frightening, shocking, spine chilling, spine tingling, suspenseful, terrifying; concepts 529,542,548 …   New thesaurus

  • hair-raising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely alarming, astonishing, or frightening …   English terms dictionary

  • hair-raising — adjective extremely alarming • Syn: ↑bloodcurdling, ↑nightmarish • Similar to: ↑alarming * * * ˈhair raising [hair raising] adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • hair-raising — ADJ GRADED A hair raising experience, event, or story is very frightening but can also be exciting. ...hair raising rides at funfairs... Her truck is a very large pickup which she drives at hair raising speeds …   English dictionary

  • hair-raising — adjective Date: 1900 causing terror, excitement, or astonishment < hair raising stories > • hair raisingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hair-raising — adj. Hair raising is used with these nouns: ↑adventure, ↑experience, ↑tale …   Collocations dictionary

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