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  • 1 hot air

    (boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc: Most of what he said was just hot air.) muļķības; nieki
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    muļķības, nieki; dižošanās, plātīšanās

    English-Latvian dictionary > hot air

  • 2 hot

    [hot]
    1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) karsts
    2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) karsts
    3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) stiprs; ass
    4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) straujš; karstasinīgs
    5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) pēdējās ziņas
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    - hot air
    - hot-blooded
    - hot dog
    - hotfoot
    - hothead
    - hotheaded
    - hothouse
    - hot-plate
    - be in
    - get into hot water
    - hot up
    - in hot pursuit
    - like hot cakes
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    "spēcīga dampja" īpašnieks; pārgalvīgs braucējs; uzsildīt; iedvest jaunu dzīvību, atdzīvināt; karsts; sīvs, ass; karstasinīgs, straujš; nesens, svaigs; stiprs, spēcīgs; iedvesmas pārņemts; sinkopēts, ritmisks; kaislīgi aizrāvies; ātrgaitas; populārs; laimīgs, veiksmīgs; tikko nozagts; neķītrs; karsti

    English-Latvian dictionary > hot

  • 3 blast furnace

    noun (a furnace for melting iron ore using blasts of hot air.) domna

    English-Latvian dictionary > blast furnace

  • 4 hair-drier

    noun (an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.) matu žāvētājs

    English-Latvian dictionary > hair-drier

  • 5 tumble-drier

    noun (a machine for drying clothes by tumbling them around and blowing hot air into them.) centrifūga

    English-Latvian dictionary > tumble-drier

  • 6 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) vēdeklis
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilators; fēns
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) vēdināt ([] ar vēdekli)
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) uzpūst (liesmu)
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) līdzjutējs; cienītājs; līdzjutēja-; cienītāja-
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    cienītājs, līdzjutējs; vēdeklis; ventilators; fēns, matu žāvējamais; spārns; lāpstiņa; vētījamā mašīna; vēdināt; uzpūst; vētīt; izplest vēdekļveidā

    English-Latvian dictionary > fan

  • 7 airless

    1) ((of weather) still and windless: It was a hot, airless night.) bezvēja-; tveicīgs
    2) ((of a room etc) stuffy and without fresh air.) smacīgs; bezgaisa-
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    bezgaisa; tveicīgs, smacīgs; bezvēja, kluss

    English-Latvian dictionary > airless

  • 8 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) strūklaka
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) strūklaka
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) avots
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    strūklaka; avots, pamats; rezervuārs; saldējumu, stāvvieta ar gāzētu ūdeni; avots

    English-Latvian dictionary > fountain

  • 9 pipe

    1. noun
    1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) caurule
    2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pīpe
    3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) stabule; svilpīte; dūdas
    2. verb
    1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) nogādāt pa cauruļvadu
    2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) spēlēt/pūst stabuli, svilpīti, dūdas
    3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) (no)čiepstēt
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    - pipes
    - piping     3. adjective
    ((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) spiedzīgs; čiepstošs
    - pipeline
    - piping hot
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    caurule, cauruļvads; pīpe; stabule; svilpe; svilpošana; telefons; likt caurules; pārsūknēt pa cauruļvadiem; pīpēt; stabulēt; spēlēt dūdas; svilpot, svilpt; sasaukt kopā ar svilpi; pievilināt ar vilinātājsvilpi; piešūt apmali; bimbot, raudāt; garnēt ar krēmu

    English-Latvian dictionary > pipe

  • 10 spark

    1. noun
    1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) dzirkstele
    2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) (elektrības) dzirkstele
    3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) dzirksts; dzirkstele
    2. verb
    1) (to give off sparks.) dzirksteļot; dzirkstīt
    2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) izraisīt
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    frants, švīts; dzirkstele; dzirksts; radists; elektriķis; dzirksteļot; dižoties; lakstoties; dzirkstīt; aizdedzināt ar dzirksteli

    English-Latvian dictionary > spark

  • 11 weather

    ['weƟə] 1. noun
    (conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) laiks; laika- (apstākļi)
    2. verb
    1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) būt pakļautam/pakļaut dabas spēku iedarbībai
    2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) izturēt
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    - weathercock
    - weathervane
    - weatherperson
    - make heavy weather of
    - under the weather
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    laiks; pakļaut atmosfēras iedarbībai; paciest, izturēt; dēdēt, erodēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > weather

См. также в других словарях:

  • hot air — n [U] things that someone says which are intended to sound impressive, but do not really mean anything or are not true ▪ The theory was dismissed as a lot of hot air …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hot air — Language that is full of words but means little or nothing is hot air …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hot-air — hotˈ air adjective 1. Making use of heated air 2. Boastful, empty • • • Main Entry: ↑hot …   Useful english dictionary

  • hot air — noun uncount INFORMAL statements that sound impressive but are really not sincere or sensible …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hot air — hot′ air′ n. Informal. inf empty or exaggerated talk or writing …   From formal English to slang

  • hot air — ► NOUN informal ▪ empty or boastful talk …   English terms dictionary

  • hot air — ☆ hot air n. Slang empty or pretentious talk or writing …   English World dictionary

  • hot air — noun a) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot air balloon. The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift. b) Empty, confused or exaggerated …   Wiktionary

  • hot air — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone s claims or promises are just hot air, you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning. [INFORMAL] His justification for the merger was just …   English dictionary

  • hot air — nonsense, exaggerated talk He is full of hot air and you can t rely on what he usually says. необоснованное преувеличение Don t рay any attention to him; what he told us was a lot of hot air …   Idioms and examples

  • hot air — informal if something that someone says is just hot air, it is not sincere and will have no practical results. Their promises turned out to be just so much hot air …   New idioms dictionary

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