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1 to have a lot of mail
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2 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) brīvība2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) brīvība3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) vaļība; familiaritāte•- take the liberty of* * *brīvība; privilēģija; familiaritāte, vaļība -
3 whoever
relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) jebkurš, kas* * *kas vien, lai kuri, lai kas -
4 allot
[ə'lot]past tense, past participle - allotted; verb(to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something): They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.)* * *piešķirt -
5 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prakse2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) paradums3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treniņš; vingrināšanās4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) prakse•- make a practice of
- put into practice* * *prakse, praktiska lietošana; paradums; vingrināšanās, treniņš; prakse; intrigas, mahinācijas -
6 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) svars2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) atsvars; svaru bumba3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) svaru bumba/stienis4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) nasta; smagums5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) svars; ietekme* * *smagums, svars; atsvars, svaru bumba; slogs, nasta; nozīme, ietekme; svara kategorija; uzlikt atsvaru; noslogot; nomākt, apgrūtināt; novērtēt -
7 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) izrotāts3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) vēlēties2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) iedomāties, ka...; šķist, ka...3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) patikt•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *iztēle, fantāzija; iedomu tēls, iedoma; kaprīze, untums; aizraušanās, tieksme; iedomāties, iztēloties; uzskatīt, domāt; just patiku; audzēt īpašas šķirnes dzīvniekus; izrotāts, ornamentāls; fantastisks; augstākās kvalitātes, moderns, smalks; īpašas sugas, īpašas šķirnes -
8 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) zināt2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) zināt; prast3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) pazīt4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) pazīt•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *zināt; prast; pazīt; iepazīt, pieredzēt -
9 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nervs2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) savaldība; aukstasinība3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) nekaunība2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) iedrošināt- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves* * *nervs; nervi; enerģija, spars; aukstasinība, savaldība; nekaunība; dzīsla; iedrošināt, uzmundrināt -
10 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plāns2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plāns3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plāns; projekts2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) plānot; iecerēt2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) []plānot3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) plānot; projektēt•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead* * *plāns; plānot -
11 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?)2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) laikmets; periods3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) laiks; gadi4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) ilgs laiks; mūžība2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) novecot- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age* * *gadi, vecums; pilngadība; vecums; paaudze; laikmets, periods; ilgs laiks, mūžība; kalpošanas laiks; novecot; ļaut nostāvēties; ilgs, mūžsens -
12 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) sacensība; konkurence2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurss; konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) sacīkstes; turnīrs* * *sacensība; sacīkstes; konkurss; konkurence -
13 good riddance
['ridəns] (I am happy to have got rid of it, him etc: I've thrown out all those old books, and good riddance (to the lot of them)!) laimīgs, ka ticis vaļā (no)* * *laimīga tikšana vaļā -
14 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
15 redundancy
plural - redundancies; noun There have been a lot of redundancies at the local factory recently; the problem of redundancy.) štatu samazināšana; darbu zaudējušais* * *pārmērība; liekvārdība; lieks darbaspēks; štatu samazināšana; dublēšana -
16 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) []glābt2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) krāt; taupīt3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) aiztaupīt4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) atvairīt; atsist uzbrukumu5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) glābt; pestīt6) (to keep data in the computer.) saglabāt datoratmiņā2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) (futbolā u.tml.) vārtu nosargāšana- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) izņemot* * *glābt; izglābt; saudzēt, pasargāt; taupīt, krāt; aiztaupīt, novērst; atsist uzbrukumu; izņemot; vārtu nosargāšana -
17 shopping
1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) iepirkšanās2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) pirkumi* * *iepirkšanās -
18 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tik; tādā mērā2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tā; tādā veidā3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tā (atsaucoties uz iepriekšminēto vārdu)4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) arī; tāpat5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') jā; pilnīgi pareizi2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *sol; tādā veidā, tā ; tādā mērā, tik; arī; apmēram; tā!, tiešām!; tāpēc, tādēļ; tātad -
19 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) atspere2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pavasaris3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) lēciens4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) atsperīgums5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) avots; strautiņš•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *pavasaris; lēciens; atspere; vingrums, elastīgums; enerģija, spars; avots; pirmsākums; iemesls, motīvs; sūce; lēkt, lēkāt; rasties, izcelties; pieplūst; sariesties, saskriet; negaidīti paziņot -
20 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stāvēt2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) piecelties []3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stāvēt4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) pastāvēt; būt spēkā5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) atrasties; būt novietotam6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) Kāds ir jūsu finansiālais stāvoklis?7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidēt; balotēties8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) nolikt; nostādīt9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) izturēt; paciest10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) izmaksāt2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) postenis; pozīcija; vieta2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statīvs; statnis; pjedestāls3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stends4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribīne5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) liecinieka vieta (tiesā)•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) ilgums2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) rangs; stāvoklis•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) bez biļetes rezervēšanas5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) nerezervējot biļeti- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *apstāšanās; pozīcija, vieta; pretošanās; stāvvieta; stends, novietne; viedoklis; tribīne; liecinieka vieta; tribīne, platforma; statīvs, statnis; ierašanās uz viesizrādēm; labība; stāja; statne; stāvēt; nostāvēties; piecelties; apstāties; atrasties, būt; izturēt; panest, paciest; nostādīt, novietot; būt spēkā; ieturēt kursu; izmaksāt
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