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1 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) gandrīz nekad2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) tik tikko; tikko kā3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) diez vai* * *ar pūlēm, tikko; tiklīdz, tikko; tikko kā, tiklīdz kā; diez vai -
2 hardly ever
gandrīz nekad -
3 he can hardly speak
viņš tikko var parunāt -
4 he has hardly any objections
viņam nav gandrīz nekādu iebildumu -
5 he'll hardly come now
diez vai viņš tūlīt atnāks -
6 I can hardly wait
es gaidu ar nepacietību -
7 I need hardly tell you
man tev nemaz nav jāsaka -
8 we'd hardly left the house when it began to rain
tiklīdz mēs izgājām no mājām, sāka lītEnglish-Latvian dictionary > we'd hardly left the house when it began to rain
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9 words hardly writable
rupji vārdi -
10 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) nav nekādas izvēlesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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11 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) jebkurš2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) kāds2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) ikviens; jebkurš3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) kaut cik- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *kaut cik, nekāds, kāds; ikviens, jebkurš, kaut cik; vairs, vēl, kaut cik; kāds; kaut kāds -
12 contain
[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) saturēt; ietvert2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) apvaldīt•* * *ietvert, saturēt; apvaldīt; apturēt izplatīšanos; dalīties bez atlikuma -
13 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) dzīva būtne; radība2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) radījums* * *radība, radījums; kreatūra, ieliktenis -
14 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) gandrīz nekad2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) kopš tā laika3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tik; gan•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) mūžzaļš augs- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *arvien, vienmēr; jebkad, kādreiz; gan; cik vien -
15 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) savienot; saistīt2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) savienot3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pievienoties; iestāties4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) pievienoties; saplūst; piebiedroties5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) piebiedroties2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) savienojums; salaidums- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *savienojuma punkts, savienojums; saistīt, savienot; ieplūst, saplūst; pieslieties, pievienoties; iestāties; robežoties -
16 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) zināt2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) zināt; prast3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) pazīt4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) pazīt•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *zināt; prast; pazīt; iepazīt, pieredzēt -
17 lighting
noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) apgaismojums* * *apgaismošana, iedegšana; apgaismojums -
18 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) apvaldīt* * *apvaldīt; atturēt; ieslodzīt, izolēt -
19 scant
[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) niecīgs; trūcīgs- scanty- scantiness
- scantily* * *skopoties; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs -
20 scanty
adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) niecīgs; trūcīgs; knaps* * *nabadzīgs, trūcīgs
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