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1 hinge
[hin‹](the joint by means of which a door is fastened to a door-frame, a lid is fastened to a box etc and on which the door, lid etc turns when it opens or closes: I must oil the hinges.) vira; eņģe- hinge on* * *eņģe, vira; iestiprināt virās; karāties virās -
2 hinge on
(to depend on: The result of the whole competition hinges on the last match.) būt atkarīgam -
3 to hinge on
būt atkarīgam -
4 grease
[ɡri:s] 1. noun1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) tauki2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) smērviela2. verb(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) ieeļļot; ieziest- greasy- greasiness* * *tauki; ziede; glaimi; sprēgas; ietaukot; nospeķot, notaukot; ieeļļot, ieziest -
5 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) savienojums; salaidums2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) locītava3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) gurna gabals (cepetim)2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) apvienots2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) kopīgs; kopējs3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) sadalīt (pa sastāvdaļām)- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join* * *salaidums, savienojums; locītava; gurna gabals; zaņķis, midzenis, perēklis; cigarete ar marihuānu; saistīt, savienot; sadalīt; kopīgs, kopējs -
6 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) lapa2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) (grāmatas) lapa3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) (saliekamā galda) nolaižamā puse•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *lapotne; lapa; loksne, plāksne; salapot; šķirstīt, pārlapot -
7 pivot
['pivət] 1. noun(the pin or centre on which anything balances and turns.) ass; centrs2. verb((with on) to turn (on): The door pivoted on a central hinge.) griezties (ap kaut ko)* * *pulka, šarnīrs, ass; eņģe, vira; galvenais, centrs; atbalsta punkts; pagrieziens; griezties; nostiprināt uz ass; izdarīt pagriezienu -
8 sliding door
(a type of door that slides across an opening rather than swinging on a hinge.) bīdāmas durvis* * *bīdāmas durvis -
9 squeak
[skwi:k] 1. noun(a shrill cry or sound: the squeaks of the mice/puppies.) pīkstiens; spiedziens; smilksts2. verb(to make a shrill cry or sound: The door-hinge is squeaking.) čīkstēt; pīkstēt; smilkstēt- squeaky- squeakily
- squeakiness* * *pīkstiens; čīkstēšana; pīkstēt; čīkstēt; nosūdzēt
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Hinge — Hinge, n. [OE. henge, heeng; akin to D. heng, LG. henge, Prov. E. hingle a small hinge; connected with hang, v., and Icel. hengja to hang. See {Hang}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hinge — hinge; hinge·less; un·hinge; un·hinge·ment; … English syllables
Hinge — Hinge, v. i. To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point. I. Taylor [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hinge — ► NOUN ▪ a movable joint or mechanism by which a door, gate, or lid opens and closes or which connects linked objects. ► VERB (hingeing or hinging) 1) attach or join with a hinge. 2) (hinge on) depend entirely on. ORIGIN related to … English terms dictionary
hinge — [hinj] n. [ME, earlier henge (vowel raised before nasal) < hengen (< ON hengja) or < hangen: see HANG] 1. a joint or device on which a door, gate, lid, etc. swings 2. a natural joint, as of the bivalve shell of a clam or oyster 3. a thin … English World dictionary
Hinge — Hinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinging}.] 1. To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hinge\ on — • hinge (up)on v To depend on as decisive: be decided by. In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man. A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks … Словарь американских идиом
hinge on — (something) to depend on something. The case hinged on whether the jury believed the accused thief or the two witnesses. Etymology: based on the idea that a door is attached to its frame by a hinge (= folding device) … New idioms dictionary
hinge — [n] pivot, turning point articulation, axis, ball and socket, butt, elbow, hook, joint, juncture, knee, link, pin, spring, swivel; concepts 471,498 hinge [v] be contingent on be subject to, be undecided, depend, hang, pend, pivot, rest, revolve… … New thesaurus
hinge — index crossroad (turning point) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hinge — vb *depend, hang, turn Analogous words: *swing, fluctuate, undulate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
