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  • 1 meaning

    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) nozīme, jēga
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    jēga, nozīme; izteiksmīgs, nozīmīgs

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  • 2 unmistakable

    (very clear; impossible to mistake: His meaning was unmistakable.) nepārprotams; nekļūdīgs
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    nekļūdīgs; nepārprotams, skaidrs

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  • 3 interpret

    [in'tə:prit]
    1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tulkot (mutvārdiem)
    2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) izskaidrot; iztulkot
    3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretēt
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    - interpreter
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    interpretēt, iztulkot, izskaidrot; atklāt būtību; būt par tulku, tulkot

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  • 4 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skops
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) zemisks; negodīgs
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) nejauks; niķīgs
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) nabadzīgs; pieticīgs
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) vidējais
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidējais
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidus
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) nozīmēt
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
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    vidus; vidējais skaitlis; nozīmēt; būt nodomājušam; iecerēt, paredzēt; vidējais, vidus; viduvējs; nabadzīgs; sīkumains, skops; negodīgs, zemisks; niķīgs; mulstošs

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  • 5 shade

    [ʃeid] 1. noun
    1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ēna
    2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) gaismēna
    3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) nojume; markīze; saulessargs
    4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonis; nokrāsa
    5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) mazumiņš
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas)
    2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ēnot; padarīt tumšāku
    3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet
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    - shades
    - shading
    - shady
    - shadiness
    - put in the shade
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    ēna; nianse, nokrāsa; mazumiņš; pustumsa, krēsla; markīze; abažūrs; loga aizklājs; aizsargstikls; gars; aptumšot; aizēnot; ēnot; mainīt nokrāsu; izzust; mīkstināt; nedaudz pazemināt

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  • 6 understand

    1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
    1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) saprast
    2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) pazīt; izprast; saprasties
    3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) domāt; pieņemt; noprast
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    - understanding 2. noun
    1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) saprāts; izpratne
    2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) izpratne; iejūtība
    3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) saprašanās; vienošanās
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    - make oneself understood
    - make understood
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    izprast, saprast; noprast, secināt; pieņemt, domāt; saprasties, vienoties

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  • 7 decipher

    1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) atšifrēt
    2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) salasīt (neskaidru rokrakstu)
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    atšifrēt, salasīt

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  • 8 double

    1. adjective
    1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) dubults
    2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) divkāršs
    3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) dubults
    4) (for two people: a double bed.) divguļamā gulta
    2. adverb
    1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) divkārši; dubulti
    2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) dubulti
    3. noun
    1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) divkāršs daudzums
    2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) dubultnieks
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) dubultot; dubultoties
    2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) izpildīt divas funkcijas/dar-bus
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    - double agent
    - double bass
    - double-bedded
    - double-check
    - double-cross
    - double-dealing     5. adjective
    (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) divkosīgs
    6. adjective
    a double-decker bus.)
    - double figures
    - double-quick
    - at the double
    - double back
    - double up
    - see double
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    divkāršs daudzums; dubultnieks, līdzinieks; dublants, dublieris; dublikāts; līkumošana, cilpa; līkums; divkāršot, dubultot; divkāršoties; dublēt; salocīt dubulti; vīstīt; mest cilpas, līkumot; mest līkumu; izgatavot dublikātu; apbraukt; divkāršs, dubults; divējāds; divkosīgs; pildīts; divkārši, dubulti

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  • 9 drift

    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) (sniega) kupena; (lapu) kaudze
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) (notikumu) ievirze; (domu) gaita
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) sanest; sadzīt (smiltis u.tml.); peldēt (pa straumi)
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) ļauties pašplūsmai
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    - driftwood
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    lēna tecēšana; dreifs; ievirze; gaita; pašplūsma; kupena, kaudze; sanesa; nest, peldēt; dreifēt; sanest, sadzīt; ļauties pašplūsmai

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  • 10 elude

    [i'lu:d]
    1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) izvairīties
    2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) nespēt atcerēties; iziet no prāta
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    izvairīties; iziet no prāta

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  • 11 formality

    [-'mæ-]
    1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalitāte
    2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) formāla izturēšanās
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    formalitāšu ievērošana; formalitāte; formāla attieksme, formālisms

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  • 12 idiom

    ['idiəm]
    1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idiomātisks izteiciens
    2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idioma, savdabīgs izteiciens
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    - idiomatically
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    idioma, idiomātisks izteiciens; dialekts, izloksne; valodas īpatnība; daiļrades maniere, izteiksmes veids

    English-Latvian dictionary > idiom

  • 13 positive

    ['pozətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitīvs; apstiprinošs
    2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) noteikts; neapšaubāms
    3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) drošs; pārliecināts
    4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) pilnīgs; galīgs
    5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) pozitīvs; optimistisks; konstruktīvs
    6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) pamata-
    7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) pozitīvs (skaitlis)
    8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) pozitīvs
    2. noun
    1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitīvs
    2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) pamatpakāpe
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    - positively
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    pamatpakāpe; pozitīvs lielums; pozitīvs; pārliecināts, drošs; kategorisks, noteikts, skaidrs; pašpārliecināts; galējs, pilnīgs; konstruktīvs

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  • 14 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sajūta
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) apziņa; izjūta
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) izjūta
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) veselais saprāts
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) nozīme; jēga
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) jēga; būtība
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) just; nojaust; apzināties
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense
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    sajūta; apziņa, saprāts; jēga, nozīme; noskaņa, gaisotne; izjust, sajust; apjēgt; uzrādīt

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  • 15 sign

    1. noun
    1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) zīme
    2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) zīme; izkārtne; rādītājs
    3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) zīme; norādījums; žests
    4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) pazīme
    2. verb
    1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) parakstīties
    2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) parakstīt
    3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) dot zīmi; []māt
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    - signpost
    - sign in/out
    - sign up
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    zīme; pazīme; izkārtne; parakstīt; parakstīties; dot zīmi; iezīmēt, atzīmēt

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  • 16 take on

    1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) stāties darbā
    2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) pieņemt darbā
    3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izaicināt (uz sacensību); saderēt
    4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) iegūt; pieņemt
    5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) uzņemt (pasažierus)
    6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) pārdzīvot; uztraukties

    English-Latvian dictionary > take on

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