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1 to gain the majority
iegūt vairākumu -
2 to join the majority
pievienoties vairākumam -
3 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) vairākums2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) vairākums, pārsvars* * *vairākums; pilngadība -
4 the age of majority
(legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age): He has not yet reached the age of majority.) pilngadība -
5 in the great majority of instances
vairumā gadījumuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > in the great majority of instances
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6 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) visvairāk2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) vairums2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.)2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) vis-; visvairāk; vislabāk3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) ļoti4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) gandrīz; turpat vai3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) visvairāk2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) vairums; lielākā daļa•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *vairums, vislielākais skaits; visvairāk; pa lielākai daļai, visbiežāk, visvairāk; ļoti -
7 right-handed
adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) labās rokas- (lietotājs rakstīšanai u.tml.)* * *izdarīts ar labo roku -
8 vote of confidence
(a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) uzticības votums* * *uzticības votums -
9 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) lielākais; nozīmīgākais2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majors2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) studiju specializācijas priekšmets3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializēties studiju priekšmetā- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *majors; pilngadīgais; galvenā premisa; galvenais specializācijas priekšmets; students, kas specializējas kādā priekšmetā; mažors; nozīmīgākais, lielākais; vecākais; mažora, specializēties -
10 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) nest; pārnēsāt2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) skanēt; aizskanēt3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) balstīt4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ietvert5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) pieņemt6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) izturēties•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
flamme, nemiers- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
rokas-
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *iznēsāt, nēsāt, pārnēsāt, nest; pārvadāt, vest; balstīt; saturēt, ietvert; informēt; aizraut; novest; ieņemt; aizskanēt; izturēties; vadīt; pārnest; piedāvāt
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