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1 half the battle
pusuzvara -
2 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) puse2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) puslaiks2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pus-2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pus-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) daļējs; nepilns3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pus-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) daļēji; gandrīz•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *daļa; pusgads, semestris; bērnu biļete par puscenu; puslaiks; puse; pus; nepilns, daļējs; pa pusei, pus -
3 half-way
adjective, adverb (of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end: We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.) pusceļā esošs; pusceļā -
4 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) brīvdienas semestra vidū; semestra vidus- -
5 half-and-half
adverb, adjective (in equal parts: We can split the costs between us half-and-half.) uz pusēm* * *divu dzērienu sajaukums vienādās attiecībās; sajaukts vienādās attiecībās; nenoteikts, svārstīgs; ne šāds, ne tāds; pusi uz pusi, uz pusēm -
6 half-hourly
adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) ik pusstundas-; reizi pusstundā* * *ikpusstundas; pusstundu ilgs; katru pusstundu, reizi pusstundā -
7 half-holiday
noun (a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.) saīsināta darba diena* * *saīsināta darba diena -
8 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) pus(-trijos, -četros, -septiņos u.tml.)* * *pusčetri -
9 half-time
noun (a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc): the players ate oranges at half-time.) pārtraukums starp puslaikiem* * *nepilna darba nedēļa; samaksa par nepilnu darba nedēļu; pārtraukums starp puslaikiem -
10 half-back
noun (in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards.) pussargs* * *pussargs -
11 the latter half of the year
gada otrā puse -
12 the larger half
lielākā daļa -
13 in half
(in(to) two equal parts: He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half.) uz pusēm -
14 at half mast
((of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: The flags are (flying) at half mast.) pusmastā -
15 not the half
ne pats galvenais; ne viss -
16 six of one and half a dozen of the other
cik garš, tik platsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > six of one and half a dozen of the other
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17 take either half, they're exactly the same
ņemiet vienu vai otru pusi, abas ir gluži vienādasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take either half, they're exactly the same
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18 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) kampt; ķert ar zobiem2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) pārlauzt; nolauzt3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) noplīkšķēt; aizcirsties4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) atcirst; strupi atbildēt5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) nofotografēt2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) krakšķis; plīkšķis; cirtiens2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) momentuzņēmums3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) kāršu spēle (bērniem)3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) steidzīgs; steigā veikts- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *kampiens; krakšķis, blīkšķis; aizdare, slēdzējs; spiedpoga; knipis; kraukšķīgs cepums, sauss; enerģija, spars; aukstuma vilnis; viegls darbiņš; cūcene, negaidīta veiksme; momentuzņēmums; kniedēšanas veseris; kampt; nolauzt; nolūzt; pārraut, saplēst; pārtrūkt, saplīst; plīkšķināt; aizcirst; aizcirsties; sist knipi; strupi atbildēt, atcirst; izdarīt momentuzņēmumu; sasteigts; viegls; negaidīti, pēkšņi; brīkšķot -
19 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) ciest neveiksmi; izkrist (eksāmenā); neizdoties [] izdarīt2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bremzes nenostrādāja3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) trūkt; nepietikt4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) izgāzt (eksāmenā)5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) pievilt•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) neizdošanās gadījumā; iztrūkstot; ja...- failure- without fail* * *ciest neveiksmi; izkrist; izgāzt; neizdoties, nepadoties; nepietikt, trūkt; pasliktināties; pievilt; bankrotēt -
20 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) dalīt uz pusēm2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) samazināt uz pusi* * *dalīt uz pusēm; samazināt uz pusi
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