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1 comparison
[kəm'pærisn]noun ((an act of) comparing: There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.)* * *salīdzinājums; līdzība -
2 apt comparison
izdevies salīdzinājums -
3 degrees of comparison
salīdzināmās pakāpes -
4 far-fetched-far-fetched comparison
dīvains salīdzinājumsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > far-fetched-far-fetched comparison
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5 in comparison with
salīdzinājumā ar -
6 standard of comparison
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7 there is no comparison between them
viņi nav salīdzināmiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > there is no comparison between them
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8 to stand comparison
izturēt salīdzinājumu -
9 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) salīdzināt2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) pielīdzināt3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) līdzināties•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison* * *salīdzināt; veidot salīdzināmās pakāpes, pielīdzināt -
10 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mērs; mērinstruments2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mērs; mērvienība3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mērs4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) pasākums5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) zināms daudzums/daļa6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takts2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) []mērīt2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mērīt3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) novērtēt; samērot4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) būt (zināma) lieluma•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *mērs; pakāpe, robeža; mēraukla, mērogs; pasākums, līdzeklis; dalītājs; pantmērs, pēda; takts; slejas platums; slāņi; mērīt; noņemt mēru; novērtēt -
11 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitīvs; apstiprinošs2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) noteikts; neapšaubāms3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) drošs; pārliecināts4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) pilnīgs; galīgs5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) pozitīvs; optimistisks; konstruktīvs6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) pamata-7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) pozitīvs (skaitlis)8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) pozitīvs2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitīvs2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) pamatpakāpe•- positively* * *pamatpakāpe; pozitīvs lielums; pozitīvs; pārliecināts, drošs; kategorisks, noteikts, skaidrs; pašpārliecināts; galējs, pilnīgs; konstruktīvs -
12 superlative
[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) vispārāks2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) vispārākā pakāpe* * *vispārākā pakāpe; visaugstākais -
13 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) uz2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) līdz3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) līdz4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) (izsaka darbības vārda un papildinātāja sakarību)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) (norāda dažādas attiecības)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) (norāda stāvokli)7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) (izsaka salīdzinājumu)8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) (norāda darbības mērķi vai rezultātu)9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) klāt; ciet2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) ķerties klāt•* * *uz, līdz; līdz -
14 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) attiecībā pret; salīdzinot ar
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