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61 hypothesis
plural - hypotheses; noun(an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.) hipotēze- hypothetically* * *hipotēze -
62 larva
plural - larvae; noun(a developing insect in its first stage after coming out of the egg; a grub or caterpillar.) kūniņa- larval* * *kūniņa -
63 library
plural - libraries; noun((a building or room containing) a collection of books, tapes, videos etc: He works in the public library; She has a fine library of books about art.) bibliotēka* * *bibliotēka -
64 maestro
plural - maestros; noun((a title given to) a master in one of the arts, especially a musical composer or conductor.) maestro* * *maestro -
65 midwife
plural - midwives; noun(a person (usually a trained nurse) who helps at the birth of children.) vecmāte, akušiere* * *vecmāte, akušiere -
66 mother-in-law
plural - mothers-in-law; noun (the mother of one's husband or wife.)* * *sievasmāte, vīramāte -
67 mouse
plural - mice; noun1) (any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) pele2) ((computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer.) datora pele•- mousy- mousehole
- mousetrap* * *pele; bikls cilvēks; uzdauzīta acs; ķert peles; izsekot -
68 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.)2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.)3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.)* * *jauninājums, jaunums -
69 observatory
plural - observatories; noun (a place for observing and studying the stars, weather etc.) observatorija* * *observatorija; novērošanas punkts -
70 party
plural - parties; noun1) (a meeting of guests for entertainment, celebration etc: a birthday party; She's giving/having a party tonight; ( also adjective) a party dress.) viesības; svinības; balle2) (a group of people with a particular purpose: a party of tourists.) grupa3) (a group of people with the same ideas and purposes, especially political: a political party.) partija* * *partija; grupa, sabiedrība; viesības, sarīkojums; līdzdalībnieks; pavadoņi; puse; komanda, grupa; cilvēks; lēta meiča -
71 robbery
plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) laupīšana* * *laupīšana -
72 soprano
plural - sopranos; noun((a singer having) a singing voice of the highest pitch for a woman.) soprāns* * *soprāns -
73 subsidy
plural - subsidies; noun((a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low.) subsīdija, dotācija- subsidise* * *subsīdija -
74 ultimatum
plural - ultimatums; noun(a final demand made by one person, nation etc to another, with a threat to stop peaceful discussion and declare war etc if the demand is ignored: An ultimatum has been issued to him to withdraw his troops from our territory.) ultimāts* * *ultimāts; galīgais mērķis -
75 victory
plural - victories; noun ((a) defeat of an enemy or rival: Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.) uzvara* * *uzvara -
76 vulgarity
[-'ɡæ-]- plural vulgarities - noun ((an example of) bad manners, bad taste etc, in eg speech, behaviour etc: the vulgarity of his language.) vulgaritāte; prastums* * *vulgaritāte -
77 wife
plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) sieva- wife-battering* * *sieva; sieva, sieviete -
78 cuttlefish
plural - cuttlefish; noun(a sea-creature like the squid, able to squirt an inky liquid.) -
79 prisoner of war
plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) karagūsteknis -
80 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) rezerve2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) rezerve; aizvietotājs; atbalsts
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