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1 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) ķepa2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) aiztikt/grābt ar ķepu2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) kārpīt (zemi)* * *ķepa, ķetna; roka; aiztikt ar ķepu; kārpīt ar kāju; gramstīties, knakstīties -
2 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) caurums2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) caurums; bedre; ala3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) izsist caurumu; izrakt bedri2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) iedzīt bedrītē (golfa bumbu)•- hole out* * *robs, plaisa, caurums; ala; bedre, bedrīte; būda, caurums; ķeza; izsist caurumu; izrakt bedri; iedzīt bedrītē -
3 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) ciets2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) Viņam grūti izpatikt.3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) bargs; stingrs4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) (par laika apstākļiem) bargs5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) grūts; smags6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) (par ūdeni) ciets2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) grūti; smagi; cītīgi2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stipri; spēcīgi3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) cieši4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) tuvu klāt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *ciets; grūts, smags; stiprs, spēcīgs; bargs, stingrs; strādīgs, centīgs; bargs; griezīgs, ass; noteikts, stingrs; alkoholisks, stiprs; ieradumu radošs; nebalsīgs; spēcīgi, stipri; centīgi, cītīgi, enerģiski; grūti, smagi; cieši, stingri; pārlieku, pārmērīgi; tuvu -
4 smash
[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) sasist/sašķīst gabalos; iznīcināt2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) []triekties2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) blīkšķis; plīšanas troksnis2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) sitiens; trieciens3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) gremde•- smashing- smash hit* * *viltota nauda; blīkšķis; sadursme; sabrukums; iznīcinošs trieciens; sakāve; gremde; milzīgs panākums; atšķaidīts alkoholisks dzēriens; maksāt ar viltotu naudu; sasist druskās, sašķaidīt; sakaut; satriekt; sašķīst druskās; sabrukt; bankrotēt; spēcīgi iesist; gremdēt; pārspēt; sašķelt; druskās -
5 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) iegāzt2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) -
6 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) uzsliet (telti)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) mest, sviest3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) smagi krist; izraisīt kritienu4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) gareniski šūpoties5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) uzdot toni2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) (spēles) laukums2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) (toņa u.tml.) augstums3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) pakāpe; intensitāte4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (ielu tirgotāja) tirgošanās vieta5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) sviediens; metiens6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) gareniskā šūpošanās•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) darva- pitch-dark* * *darva, piķis; sviediens, metiens; padeve, piespēle; gareniskā šūpošanās; tirgošanās vieta, uzstāšanās vieta; kritiens; slīpne, slīpums; augstums; intensitāte, pakāpe; laukums; darvot, ieziest ar piķi; uzsliet; sviest, mest; piespēlēt, padot; izmest; gareniski šūpoties; piešķirt slīpumu; klāstīt, stāstīt; uzdot toni
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