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1 the line is busy
līnija ir aizņemta; telefona līnija ir aizņemta -
2 the line of march
maršruts -
3 the line of troops wavered
karaspēka rinda saļodzījās -
4 toe the line
(to act according to the rules.) pakļauties prasībām -
5 hold the line!
nenolieciet klausuli! -
6 draw the line
(to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.) nospraust robežas (darbībai u.tml.) -
7 to draw the line
pavilkt svītru apakšā; novilkt robežu -
8 to hold the line
nenolikt telefona klausuli; nenolikt klausuli -
9 to ride the line
pieturēties pie nospraustā kursa -
10 to take the line of least resistance
izvēlēties vieglākās pretestības ceļuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to take the line of least resistance
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11 to toe the line
stingri ievērot noradījumus; nostāties uz starta līnijas; pakļauties noteikumiem -
12 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) aukla; virve2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) līnija; svītra3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) kontūra; aprise4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) grumba; rieva5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rinda; virkne6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) (teksta) rinda; īsa vēstulīte7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) izcelšanās; raduraksti8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) līnija; virziens; kurss9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) (dzelzceļa) līnija10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) (telefona, telegrāfa u.tml.) līnija11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) (teksta) rinda12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) maršruts13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) nodarbošanās; darbības lauks14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) frontes līnija; pozīcijas2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) nostādīt/sastāties rindā2) (to mark with lines.) vilkt līniju•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) []klāt2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) []oderēt•- lined- liner- lining* * *līnija, svītra; virve, aukla; grumba, rieva; robežlīnija, robeža; aprises, kontūras; līnija; pozīcijas, frontes līnija; aktīvais kājnieku karaspēks, visas aktīvā karaspēka daļas; ierinda; rinda, virkne; ekvators; rinda; kurss, virziens; nostāja, rīcība; darbības lauks, nodarbošanās; raduraksti, izcelšanās; partija; konveijers; vilkt līniju; izoderēt; izklāt; nostādīt rindā; sastāties rindā; piebāzt, piepildīt -
13 the North Pole
(the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) ziemeļpols -
14 the South Pole
(the southern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) dienvidpols -
15 line up
1) (to form a line: The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.) nostāties/nostādīt rindā2) (to collect and arrange in readiness: We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun line-up).) izkārtot* * *sakaru līnija "Zeme - pavadonis" -
16 the party line
partijas politika -
17 punch line
(the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke: He always laughs before he gets to the punch line.) (anekdotes) ‘sāls' -
18 make a bee-line for
(to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to: Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party.) virzīties pa visīsāko ceļu; vistiešākā veidā -
19 on-line
(controlled directly by a central computer so that the information received is always up-to-date.) centrālā datora (tiešā) kontrolē* * *pieslēgts elektroniskajam skaitļotājam -
20 tree line
noun (the height above which trees cannot grow.) koku veģetācijas robeža
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