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1 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt -
2 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) saņemt grūtu uzdevumu -
3 have a job
(to have difficulty: You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.) būt grūtībām -
4 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) darīt brīnumus -
5 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) uzsākt darbu; ķerties pie darba -
6 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) smags, apnicīgs darbs -
7 not to have a clue
(to be ignorant: `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.') bez pieturas punkta/sapratnes* * *nerast atbildi -
8 to have one's heart in one's work
ielikt darbā visu savu sirdiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to have one's heart in one's work
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9 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) badīt; grūst (ar galvu)- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) izsmiekla objekts2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) (baļķa) resnais gals; (šautenes) laide2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) izsmēķis; nodegulis3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) pakaļa; dupsis* * *muca; resnais gals; šaujlauka uzbērums; grūdiens, sitiens; sitiens ar galvu; poligons; laide; mērķis; izsmēķis, nodegulis; izsmiekla objekts; badīt, grūst -
10 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) darbs2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) darbs; uzdevums•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *darbs; grūts uzdevums; nodarbošanās, darbs; negodīgs darījums; aplaupīšana, zādzība; apstrādājamais priekšmets, detaļa; strādāt gadījuma darbus; slēgt negodīgus darījumus; būt par mākleri, spekulēt; negodīgi izmantot dienesta stāvokli -
11 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) svētki; brīvdiena2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) atvaļinājums; svētki; svētku-•- on holiday* * *brīvdiena, svētki; atvaļinājums; brīvdienas; atpūsties -
12 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nedaudz; mazliet2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nedaudz; daži3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) [] kāds; [] kaut cik4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) zināms; atsevišķs2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) pamatīgs; ievērojams2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) kaut kāds3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) apmēram; aptuveni3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nedaudz; zināmā mērā- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *kāds; kaut kāds; mazliet, nedaudz; krietni daudz; lielisks; mazliet; apmēram; dažs, kāds -
13 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) doties ceļā2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) []sākt; sākties3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) iedarbināt; uzvilkt (pulksteni)4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) uzsākt; nodibināt; izveidot2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) starts; sākums2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) handikaps; priekšrocība•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) satrūkties; salēkties2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) satrūkšanās2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) šoks; pārsteigums* * *sākums; satrūkšanās; starts; handikaps, priekšrocība; iedarbināšana; pacelšanās; doties ceļā; sākt; sākties; satrūkties; pietrūkties kājās; pietrūkties; iedarbināt; dibināt; iztramdīt; sarobīties, samesties; atirt; dot starta signālu; startēt; pacelties -
14 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) sadarboties; līdzdarboties2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) sadarboties (ar ienaidnieku)•- collaborator* * *būt par līdzstrādnieku, sadarboties; sadarboties -
15 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) []zaudēt2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.)3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) pazaudēt4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) paspēlēt; zaudēt5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) nokavēt; palaist garām•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *zaudēt; pazaudēt; nokavēt, palaist garām; paspēlēt, zaudēt; ciest zaudējumus; atpalikt; pazust, iet bojā -
16 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) prāts; saprāts2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) pieskatīt; rūpēties2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) uztraukties; iebilst3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) uzmanīties; pievērst uzmanību4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) iegaumēt; ielāgot3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) uzmanies! piesargies!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *prāts, saprāts; atmiņa; domas, uzskats; nolūks, vēlēšanās, nodoms; dvēsele, gars; ielāgot, iegaumēt; rūpēties; uzmanīt, pievērst uzmanību; iebilst -
17 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) []beigt; beigties2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) apēst; izdzert2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) pabeigtība2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) beigas; nobeigums; finišs•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *nobeigums, beigas; finišs; pabeigtība, pilnība; nostrādājums, apdare; apretūra; beigt; beigties; novest līdz galam, pabeigt; izdzert, apēst; nobeigt, nomocīt; finišēt; nostrādāt, apdarināt; apretēt -
18 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time* * *marka; zīme; plankums, traips; rēta; pēdas, zīmogs; pazīme; mērķis; standarts, līmenis; ievērība; atzīme; krusts; starta līnija, starts; apzīmēt, iezīmēt; atstāt pēdas; atzīmēt; iededzināt degzīmi, marķēt; ielikt atzīmi; iegaumēt; izrādīt, izteikt; izcelt, izvirzīt -
19 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) attaisnot2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) garantēt; likt galvu ķīlā2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) orderis; pilnvara* * *galvojums, garantija; orderis, pilnvara; pavēle, rīkojums; attaisnojums; garantēt, galvot; pilnvarot; noderēt par attaisnojumu, attaisnot -
20 desire
1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) vēlēšanās; vēlme2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) vēlēties; kārot- desirability* * *vēlme, vēlēšanās; lūgums; iekāre, alkas; vēlēties; lūgt; kārot, alkt
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