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  • 1 position

    [ə'ziʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) poza; stāvoklis
    2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) vieta; novietojums
    3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) amats; darbs; postenis
    4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) viedoklis
    2. verb
    (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) novietot
    - out of position
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    pozīcija, stāvoklis; amats, vieta; stāvoklis sabiedrībā; augsts stāvoklis sabiedrībā; nostāja, viedoklis; pozīcija; pieņēmums; nolikt, novietot, izvietot; noteikt vietu, lokalizēt

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  • 2 sitting duck

    (someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) viegli ievainojams mērķis; viegls medījums

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  • 3 sitting target

    (someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) viegli ievainojams mērķis; viegls medījums

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  • 4 huddle

    1. verb
    1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) pulcēties; drūzmēties
    2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) saritināties
    2. noun
    (a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) bars; pūlis
    * * *
    pulks, bars; grēda, kaudze; spiesties, drūzmēties, pulcēties; samest kaudzē

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  • 5 sit down

    (to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) apsēsties; apsēdināt

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  • 6 sit up

    1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) piecelties sēdus stāvoklī
    2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) palikt nomodā

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  • 7 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sēdēt; nosēdināt
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) gulēt; atrasties
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sēdēt; tupēt
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) kārtot eksāmenu
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozēt
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā
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    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up
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    sēdēt; apsēdināt; atrasties; ietilpināt; būt loceklim; noturēt sēdi; perēt; apgrūtināt; piegulēt; pieskatīt bērnu

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  • 8 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (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.) stāvēt
    2) ((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.) stāvēt
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) pastāvēt; būt spēkā
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) atrasties; būt novietotam
    6) (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; balotēties
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) nolikt; nostādīt
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) izturēt; paciest
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) izmaksāt
    2. noun
    1) (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; vieta
    2) (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; pjedestāls
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stends
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribīne
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) liecinieka vieta (tiesā)
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    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) ilgums
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) rangs; stāvoklis
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    4. 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 rezervēšanas
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) nerezervējot biļeti
    - 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
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    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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  • 9 posture

    ['pos ə]
    1) (the way in which a person places or holds his body when standing, sitting, walking etc: Good posture is important for a dancer.) stāja
    2) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) poza; stāvoklis
    * * *
    poza, stāja, stāvoklis; situācija, stāvoklis; nostādīt pozā; ieņemt pozu, nostāties pozā, pozēt

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