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21 to shift the ground
mainīt savu nostāju -
22 to stamp the ground
mīdīt zemi -
23 to stretch somebody to the ground
nogāzt kādu gar zemiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to stretch somebody to the ground
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24 to take the ground
uzskriet uz sēkļa -
25 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) uzsākt (projektu u.tml.) -
26 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) uzsākt (projektu u.tml.) -
27 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) neatkāpties no sava; palikt savās pozīcijās -
28 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) atkāpties; zaudēt ietekmi -
29 break new ground
(to deal with a subject for the first time.) sākt strādāt pie kaut kā jauna -
30 to be on the firm ground
just stingru pamatu zem kājām -
31 -side
((the ground etc beside) the edge of something: He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.) malas- -
32 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka- downie®- downy* * *dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa -
33 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) līst; vilkties2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) rāpot3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) lēni vilkties4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) ņudzēt2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) lēna kustēšanās; rāpošana; līšana2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) krauls* * *lēna kustēšanās; līšana, rāpošana; krauls; lēni vilkties; rāpot, līst; ņudzēt; pieglaimoties; sajust tirpas; atsaukt -
34 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) zeme; sauszeme; cietzeme2) (a country: foreign lands.) zeme; valsts3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zeme; augsne4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemesgabals; gruntsgabals2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) nolaisties; piezemēties2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) piestāt/izcelt krastā3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) nonākt (grūtībās u.tml.)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
apvidus mašīna- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *sauszeme, cietzeme, zeme; valsts, zeme; augsne, zeme; gruntsgabals, zemesgabals; piestāt krastā; izcelt krastā; izcelties krastā; nolaisties; sasniegt mērķi; trāpīt, iesist; izcīnīt, iegūt -
35 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) sakne2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) sakne3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) sakne; cēlonis4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) saknes; izcelšanās2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) apsakņot; iesakņoties- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rakņāties2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rakāties; vandīties* * *sakņaugs; cēlonis, pirmsākums; sakne; laist saknes; piesaistīt; rakņāties; ieviest -
36 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vilkt2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vilkt3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vilkties4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pārmeklēt (ūdens baseina dibenu)5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) (par laiku) lēni vilkties2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) bremze; kavēklis; šķērslis2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) dūmu ievilkšana (smēķējot)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) garlaicīgs pasākums4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) sieviešu drēbes; pretējā dzimuma apģērbs* * *draga, bagars; bremze; smagās ecēšas; šķērslis, kavēklis; garlaicīgs pasākums; garš vilciena sastāvs; garš preču vilciena sastāvs; dūmu ievilkšana; vazāt, vilkt; vilkties; bagarēt; ecēt -
37 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) lēni kustēties; vilkties2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) līst; rāpot3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) (par augu) vītiesII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) glumiķis- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *pielīdējs; ķertais; šļūde; rāpot, līst; lēni kustēties, vilkties; ložņāt; sajust tirpas -
38 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) ķepa2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) aiztikt/grābt ar ķepu2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) kārpīt (zemi)* * *ķepa, ķetna; roka; aiztikt ar ķepu; kārpīt ar kāju; gramstīties, knakstīties -
39 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) augs; stāds2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) iekārta; mašīnas3) (a factory.) fabrika; rūpnīca2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) []stādīt2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) []stādīt3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) novietot; nolikt4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) slepus nolikt; fiktīvi piedēvēt•- planter* * *stāds, augs; instrumenti, mašīnas, iekārta; fabrika, rūpnīca; cilvēks ar noteiktu uzdevumu kaut ko darīt; špiks; tīša krāpšana; zagta manta; dēstīt, stādīt; nolikt, novietot; dot triecienu, iesist; ieviest, iedvest; iefiltrēt; noslēpt; iesist -
40 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) pazemes-2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) pazemē; zem zemes2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) pagrīdē; slēptuvē3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metro* * *pagrīdes organizācija; apakšzemes; pagrīdes, nelegāls; avangardistisks, modernistisks, eksperimentāls; zem zemes; nelegāli, pagrīdē
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