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1 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) pieņemt; uzskatīt2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) uzņemties3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) pieņemt•- assumed- assumption* * *pieņemt; uzņemties -
2 let's assume that...
pieņemsim, ka... -
3 to assume airs
iztēlot sevi par lielu vīru -
4 to assume an air of importance
pieņemt svarīgu izskatu -
5 to assume an attitude
pieņemt pozu; pieņemt mākslotu, teatrālu pozu -
6 to assume measures
lietot līdzekļus -
7 to assume new duties
uzņemties jaunus pienākumus -
8 to assume office
stāties amatā -
9 to assume the offensive
pāriet uzbrukumā -
10 to assume the reins of government
ņemt vadības grožus savās rokāsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to assume the reins of government
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11 to assume the responsibility
uzņemties atbildību -
12 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) gaidīt2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') cerēt; domāt3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) sagaidīt4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) domāt•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation* * *gaidīt, sagaidīt; domāt -
13 logical
adjective ((thinking or acting) according to the rules of logic: It is logical to assume that you will get a higher salary if you are promoted; She is always logical in her thinking.) loģisks* * *loģisks; konsekvents, pakāpenisks, secīgs -
14 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo)English-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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15 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo)English-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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16 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) uzskatīt kā pašu par sevi saprotamu2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) izturēties nevērīgi -
17 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) stāties darbā2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) pieņemt darbā3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izaicināt (uz sacensību); saderēt4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) iegūt; pieņemt5) (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 -
18 take someone's word for it
(to assume that what someone says is correct (without checking).) ticēt (kādam)
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