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[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) mietiņš2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) vadzis, āķītis, pakaramais3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) knaģis2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) nostiprināt ar mietiņu/knaģi- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg* * *spunde, tapa; mietiņš; vadzis, pakaramais; kāja; mākslīgā kāja; iedzīt tapu, nostiprināt ar tapu; iežogot, norobežot; stabilizēt cenu
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