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81 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) slapjš; mitrs2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) lietains2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) []slapināt3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) mitrums; slapjums2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) lietus•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through* * *slapjums, mitrums; slapjš, mitrs; lietains; aplams, muļķīgs -
82 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) grūtības; raizes -
83 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) grūtības; raizes -
84 apply oneself/one's mind
( with to) (to give one's full attention or energy (to a task etc): If he would apply himself he could pass his exams.) nodarboties ar kaut ko; veltīt savu enerģiju kaut kam -
85 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) panākt -
86 draw up
1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) (par automašīnu) piebraukt; apstāties2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) nostādīt ierindā; noformēt (dokumentu); sastādīt (sarakstu)3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) pievilkt4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) izstiepties (pilnā augumā) -
87 fend for oneself
(to look after oneself: He is old enough to fend for himself.) gādāt/rūpēties par sevi -
88 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) pasniegt; piedāvāt; paņemt2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) noturēties -
89 in pieces
1) (with its various parts not joined together: The bed is delivered in pieces and the customer has to put it together himself.) izjauktā veidā; pa detaļām/sastāvdaļām2) (broken: The vase was lying in pieces on the floor.) gabalos; saplīsis; druskās -
90 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) paturēt pie sevis -
91 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) paturēt pie sevis -
92 laughingly
adverb (as a joke: She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself.) jokojoties; pa jokam -
93 make a name for oneself
(to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc: He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.) kļūt slavenam, padarīt slavenu savu vārdu -
94 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) pazust; aizmukt -
95 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) skaidri izteikties; panākt saprašanu -
96 make (oneself) understood
(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.) skaidri izteikties; panākt saprašanu -
97 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izlikties (par citu)English-Latvian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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98 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) izlikties (par citu)English-Latvian dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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99 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) iemācīties (pēc dzirdes, vērojuma)2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) uzņemt (kā pasažieri); aizvest3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) nejauši dabūt4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) atgūties; atžirgt5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) paņemt6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) uztvert7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) tikt uz pēdām; saņemt ciet -
100 pride oneself on
(to take pride in, or feel satisfaction with (something one has done, achieved etc): He prides himself on his driving skill.) lepoties ar
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