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1 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sev; sevi2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) pats; pati3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') pats; pati* * *sev, sevi; pati, pats -
2 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) tuvs, netāls2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) tuvs2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) tuvu, netālu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) tuvu, blakus3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) pie, tuvu; gandrīz4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) tuvoties- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *netālu, tuvu; drīz, tuvu; tuvs; netāls, tuvējs; kreisais; skops; visīsākais, vistaisnākais; tik tikko; par mata tiesu; tuvu; ap -
3 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nedaudz; mazliet2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nedaudz; daži3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) [] kāds; [] kaut cik4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) zināms; atsevišķs2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) pamatīgs; ievērojams2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) kaut kāds3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) apmēram; aptuveni3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nedaudz; zināmā mērā- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *kāds; kaut kāds; mazliet, nedaudz; krietni daudz; lielisks; mazliet; apmēram; dažs, kāds -
4 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.)
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