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101 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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102 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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103 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) piemēroties (klausītāja zemākam līmenim) -
104 tie (someone) down
(to limit someone's freedom etc: Her work tied her down.) piesaistīt; ierobežot (brīvību u.tml.) -
105 tie (someone) down
(to limit someone's freedom etc: Her work tied her down.) piesaistīt; ierobežot (brīvību u.tml.) -
106 tone down
(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) notušēt; mīkstināt -
107 track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) sadzīt pēdas; dabūt rokā -
108 water down
(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) atšķaidīt (ar ūdeni) -
109 write down
(to record in writing: She wrote down every word he said.) pierakstīt -
110 blast-down
nolaišanās -
111 boil-down
rezumējums -
112 book destined to be a hands-down-bestseller
grāmata, kurai lemts kļūt par bestselleruEnglish-Latvian dictionary > book destined to be a hands-down-bestseller
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113 bowed down by care
rūpju nomākts -
114 broken-down
sagrauzts; bēdu sagrauzts; iedragāts; nodilis, nolietots -
115 button-down
audzināts, savaldīgs; aprobežots -
116 button-down mind
aprobežots prāts -
117 call-down
rājiens -
118 cash down payment
tūlītēja samaksa -
119 cash down!
naudu galdā! -
120 clamp-down
stingrs aizliegums; stingri pasākumi; apkarot, veikt stingrus pasākumus; aizliegt darboties
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