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1 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mainīties uz labo/slikto pusi; uzlaboties/pasliktināties* * *ļaunāks, sliktāks; ļaunāk -
2 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mainīties uz labo/slikto pusi; uzlaboties/pasliktināties -
3 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) neviens; nekas; nekāds2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) nemaz, nepavisam- none but- nonetheless
- none the less* * *nemaz, nepavisam; nekāds, neviens, nekas -
4 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slikts2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) ļauns; izvirtis3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slikts; nepatīkams4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bojāts5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) kaitīgs6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slims; nevesels7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slims; nevesels8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) rupja kļūda9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) šaubīgi/ bezcerīgi []•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *ļaunums; zaudējums; slikts, ļauns; bojāts; netikls, izvirtis; slims, nevesels; stiprs, rupjš; viltots -
5 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kārta; rinda5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numurs; uzstāšanās•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot -
6 if
[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) ja2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) ja3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) ja; kad vien4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) lai gan5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) (netiešā jautājumā) vai•- if only* * *nosacījums; ja ; vai; lai gan -
7 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) slims2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) slikts; kaitīgs3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) neveiksme2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) tikko, ar grūtībām3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) ļaunums2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) nedienas; nelaimes•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill* * *ļaunums; nedienas; slims; slikts; naidīgs, ļauns; nelabvēlīgi, slikti; ar grūtībām, tikko -
8 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) savilkt ciešāk siksnu
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