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home truth

  • 1 home truth

    (a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) rūgta patiesība (par kādu)
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    rūgta patiesība; rūgta patiesība

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  • 2 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) mājas; (auga, dzīvnieka) dzimtene
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) dzimtene; dzimtā vieta
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) patversme; mītne
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) māja
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) māja
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) mājas-; ģimenes-
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) iekšējs; iekšzemes-
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) (sportā) laukuma saimnieku-
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) mājās; mājup; uz mājām
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) iestāstīt kādam kaut ko; pārliecināt
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    - homely
    - homeliness
    - homing
    - home-coming
    - home-grown
    - homeland
    - home-made
    - home rule
    - homesick
    - homesickness
    - homestead
    - home truth
    - homeward
    - homewards
    - homeward
    - homework
    - at home
    - be/feel at home
    - home in on
    - leave home
    - make oneself at home
    - nothing to write home about
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    māja; mājas; dzimtā vieta, dzimtene; izplatības vieta, dzimtene; patversme, mītne; atgriezties mājās; mājas; iekšzemes, iekšējs; uz mājām, mājup

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  • 3 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) []balstīt; noturēt
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) atbalstīt
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) pierādīt
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) uzturēt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) []balsts
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) balsts
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    - supporting
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    atbalsts; apgādnieks; atbalstīt; uzturēt; paciest, izturēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > support

См. также в других словарях:

  • home truth — home′ truth′ n. cvb an indisputable fact or basic truth, esp. one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment • Etymology: 1705–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • home truth — n [C usually plural] a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself ▪ It s time someone told him a few home truths …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • home truth — ► NOUN ▪ an unpleasant fact about oneself …   English terms dictionary

  • home truth — noun an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself) • Hypernyms: ↑truth * * * noun 1. : an unpleasant fact that jars the sensibilities home truths demand utterance but not in a scolding voice or a tone edged with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • home truth — home truths N COUNT: usu pl Home truths are unpleasant facts that you learn about yourself, usually from someone else. [BRIT] We held a team meeting and a few home truths were spelled out …   English dictionary

  • home truth — an indisputable fact or basic truth, esp. one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment. [1705 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • home truth — noun Date: 1711 1. an unpleasant fact that jars the sensibilities 2. a statement of undisputed fact …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • home truth — noun A true but unwelcome statement …   Wiktionary

  • home truth — noun an unpleasant fact about oneself …   English new terms dictionary

  • home truth — /hoʊm ˈtruθ / (say hohm troohth) noun a disagreeable statement of fact that hurts the sensibilities …  

  • (a) home truth — if you tell someone a home truth, you tell them an unpleasant fact, usually something bad about themselves. It s time someone told that boy a few home truths about his behaviour. (usually plural) …   New idioms dictionary

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