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  • 1 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) doties ceļā
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) []sākt; sākties
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) iedarbināt; uzvilkt (pulksteni)
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) uzsākt; nodibināt; izveidot
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) starts; sākums
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) handikaps; priekšrocība
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    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with     II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) satrūkties; salēkties
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) satrūkšanās
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) šoks; pārsteigums
    * * *
    sākums; satrūkšanās; starts; handikaps, priekšrocība; iedarbināšana; pacelšanās; doties ceļā; sākt; sākties; satrūkties; pietrūkties kājās; pietrūkties; iedarbināt; dibināt; iztramdīt; sarobīties, samesties; atirt; dot starta signālu; startēt; pacelties

    English-Latvian dictionary > start

  • 2 he gave me a start of ten yards

    viņš man deva desmit jardu handikapu

    English-Latvian dictionary > he gave me a start of ten yards

  • 3 settle

    ['setl]
    1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) novietot; novietoties; iekārtoties
    2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) nosēsties
    3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) nomierināt
    4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) apmesties
    5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) nokārtot (jautājumu u.tml.)
    6) (to pay (a bill).) samaksāt; nokārtot rēķinu
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    - settler
    - settle down
    - settle in
    - settle on
    - settle up
    * * *
    sols ar atzveltni; apmesties; nometināt; novietoties; iekārtoties, ierīkoties; iekārtot, novietot; nomierināt; rimties, nomierināties; izšķirt, nokārtot; nokārtot; nogulsnēties, nostāties; nosēsties; nostabilizēties; novēlēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > settle

См. также в других словарях:

  • start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • start — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ starts, starting, started 1) VERB If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. [V to inf] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs …   English dictionary

  • start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… …   English dictionary

  • start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …   Collocations dictionary

  • Start Something — Infobox Album Name = Start Something Type = Album Artist = Lostprophets Released = February 2, 2004 (U.K.) February 3, 2004 (U.S.) Recorded = March – September 2003 at Bigfoot Studio in Los Angeles, CA Genre = Alternative metal,Hard rock Length …   Wikipedia

  • start — /stahrt/, v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. 3. to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from… …   Universalium

  • start — [[t]stɑrt[/t]] v. i. 1) to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity 2) to become active, manifest, or operative; appear, issue forth, or come to life, esp. suddenly or abruptly: The snowfall started at midnight. The engines started with a… …   From formal English to slang

  • gave him a head start — allowed him to begin first …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gave him a start — helped him begin; startled him …   English contemporary dictionary

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