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1 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 -
2 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) bedre2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) šahta; karjers; raktuves3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) remontbedre2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) sarīdīt (pret kādu)- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) (augļa) kauliņš2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) izņemt kauliņu* * *kauliņš; bedre; karjers, šahta; iedobums; bakurēta; remontbedre; remonta punkts; vilku bedre, lamatas; parters; skatītāji parterā; arēna; izņemt kauliņu; ierakt bedrē; atstāt rētas, pārklāt ar rētām -
3 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) karjers; akmeņlauztuves2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) iegūt karjerā (akmeņus u.tml.)II ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) medījums2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) izvēlētais upuris; meklētais* * *karjers, akmeņlauztuves; medījums, laupījums; upuris; avots; medīt; lauzt karjerā; rakņāties -
4 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) ielāps2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) neliels zemes gabals2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) []lāpīt; uzlikt ielāpu- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up* * *ielāps; uzlikt ielāpu, uzšuve; gabals; plankums; lauciņš, neliels zemes gabals; skaistuma mušiņa; lāpīt; salāpīt -
5 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) Zeme; zemeslode2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zeme3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) zeme, augsne4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) cietzeme5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) (zvēra) ala6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) iezemējums2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) iezemēt- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *augsne, zeme; pasaule, zemeslode; cietzeme; pīšļi; iezemējums; ala; milzu nauda; ierakt zemē; aprušināt; iezemēt; iedzīt alā; nosēdināt -
6 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).)2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) gludeklis3) (a type of golf-club.)2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) gludināt- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *dzelzs; gludeklis; važas; dzelzs preparāts; gludināt; apkalt ar dzelzi; iekalt važās; dzelzs -
7 tomb
[tu:m](a hole or vault in the ground in which a dead body is put; a grave: He was buried in the family tomb.) kaps* * *kaps; kapa piemineklis; apbedīt -
8 grave
I [ɡreiv] noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) kaps- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) nopietns; svarīgs2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) nospiedošs; draudīgs3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) bēdīgs; drūms•- gravely- gravity* * *kaps; gravis; iegriezt, gravēt; saglabāt; nopietns, svarīgs; draudīgs, smags; bēdīgs, drūms; tumšs, drūms; ietekmīgs, svarīgs
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