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  • 1 to have a narrow escape

    tik tikko izglābties; tikko izglābties

    English-Latvian dictionary > to have a narrow escape

  • 2 to have a narrow squeak

    izvairīties par mata tiesu

    English-Latvian dictionary > to have a narrow squeak

  • 3 jet

    I [‹et] noun, adjective
    ((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) ahāts; ahāta-
    II [‹et]
    1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) strūkla
    2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) sprausla
    3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) reaktīvā lidmašīna
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    - jet-propelled
    - jet propulsion
    * * *
    ahāts; strūkla; sprausla; reaktīvais dzinējs; džets, reaktīvā lidmašīna; raķeššāviņš; izšļākties; braukt ar reaktīvo lidmašīnu; reaktīvs

    English-Latvian dictionary > jet

  • 4 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ieplaisāt; ieplīst; iesprāgt
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) pāršķelt; pārsist
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) krakšķēt; brīkšķēt
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) jokot
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ielauzties; uzlauzt
    6) (to solve (a code).) atšifrēt
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) salūzt
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ieplaisājums; plaisa
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) sprauga
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) krakšķis; brīkšķis
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) belziens; pļauka
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) joks; asprātīga piezīme
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) ´sniedziņš´ (kokaīns)
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) lielisks; pirmšķirīgs
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack
    * * *
    blīkšķis, krakšķis, rībiens; pļauka, belziens; plaisa, sprauga; iesprāgums, ieplaisājums; aizlūzums; pirmais solis; zādzība ar ielaušanos; asprātība, joks; supernarkotika; blīkšķēt, krakšķēt; plīkšķināt; ieplaisāt, iesprēgāt; pāršķelt; aizlūzt; iebelzt; frakcionēt; ielauzties; ierasties ciemos; pirmklasīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > crack

  • 5 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) aukla; saite
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) šķiedra
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) stīga
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) virkne; virtene
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) uzvērt; savirknēt
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) uzvilkt stīgu/stiegru
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) attīrīt pākšu pupiņas
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) savērt; veidot virteni; piekārt (ar aukliņu)
    •
    - stringy
    - stringiness
    - string bean
    - stringed instruments
    - have someone on a string
    - have on a string
    - pull strings
    - pull the strings
    - string out
    - strung up
    - stringent
    - stringently
    - stringency
    * * *
    aukla, saite; stiegra; stīga; stīgu instrumenti; virtene, virkne; rinda, virkne; nosacījums; dzīsliņa, šķiedra; sasiet; savirknēt; uzvilkt stīgu; sasprindzināt; uzkārt, pakārt; apvest ap stūri, piekrāpt

    English-Latvian dictionary > string

  • 6 snake

    [sneik] 1. noun
    (any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite: He was bitten by a snake and nearly died.) čūska
    2. verb
    (to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) locīties; ložņāt
    - snake-charmer
    * * *
    čūska; nodevīgs draugs; locīties, ložņāt; līkumot

    English-Latvian dictionary > snake

  • 7 stem

    I 1. [stem] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stumbrs; stiebrs; stublājs; kāts
    2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) kājiņa; kāts
    3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) (kuģa) priekšgals; priekšpīķis
    2. verb
    ((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) rasties; celties
    II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb
    (to stop (a flow, eg of blood).)
    * * *
    stumbrs; stublājs, kāts; rokturis, kāts; kājiņa; uzvelkamā galviņa; priekšgals; cilts; augļkopa; celms; izcelties; aizturēt; pretoties; attīrīt kātus

    English-Latvian dictionary > stem

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