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  • 1 handicap

    ['hændikæp] 1. noun
    1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) trūkums; kavēklis
    2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikaps
    3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) sacensības ar handikapu
    4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība
    2. verb
    (to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) kavēt
    * * *
    fizisks trūkums; traucējums, kavēklis; handikaps; būt par kavēkli; līdzsvarot spēkus

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  • 2 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) []likt; novietot
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) []klāt galdu
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) noteikt
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) uzdot (darbu u.tml.)
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) izraisīt
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) norietēt
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) sacietēt; sastingt
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) uzgriezt modinātājpulksteni u.tml.
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ieveidot matus
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) ielikt ietvarā; ietvert
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) salikt (kaulu fragmentus)
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) noteikts
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) aizrāvies; apņēmies
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) nodomāts; tīšs
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sastindzis; kokains
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) nemainīgs; iesīkstējis
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) rotāts; greznots
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) komplekts; krājums; cikls
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) radiouztvērējs; televizors
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupa; sabiedrība; kompānija
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) (matu) ieveidošana
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorācija
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sets
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
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    kolekcija, komplekts; aprindas, sabiedrība; aparāts, ierīce; dēsts, stāds; dzinums, atvase; virziens; ievirze, sliecība; poza, stāja; piegulums; sabiezēšana, sacietēšana; ieveidošana; bruģakmens; riets; sets; dekorācija; uzņemšanas laukums; nolikt, novietot; pielikt; iestiprināt, ielikt; novest; dēstīt, stādīt; noteikt; rādīt; uzdot; norietēt; sakost; trīt, asināt; pagriezt, vērst; virzīties; sarecināt, sabiezināt; sabiezēt, sarecēt; ieveidot; piegulēt; komponēt; apstāties; izveidoties; aizmesties; peilēt; salikt; novietots; sastindzis; pārdomāts; nozīmēts, noteikts; iepriekš sastādīts; būvēts, veidots; nostabilizējies, pastāvīgs; apņēmīgs, nelokāms; sagatavojies, gatavs; sacietējis; sagājis; norietējis; nodevies, aizrāvies

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  • 3 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
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    ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis

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  • 4 heavy

    ['hevi]
    1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags
    2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags
    3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts
    4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels
    5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies
    6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams
    7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams
    8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls
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    - heaviness
    - heavy-duty
    - heavy industry
    - heavyweight
    - heavy going
    - a heavy heart
    - make heavy weather of
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    biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs

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  • 5 burden

    ['bə:dn] 1. noun
    1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) nastu nesējs dzīvnieks
    2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) slogs; nasta
    2. verb
    (to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) uzkraut; apgrūtināt; uzvelt nastu
    * * *
    nasta, krava; piedziedājums; galvenā doma, būtība; slogs, nasta; tonnāža; uzkraut; uzvelt nastu, apgrūtināt

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  • 6 impose

    [im'pouz]
    1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) aplikt (ar nodokli u.tml.)
    2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) uzspiest; uztiept
    3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) uzbāzties; uzplīties
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    aplikt; uztiept, uzspiest; uzplīties, uzbāzties; izmantot

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  • 7 relate

    [rə'leit] 1. verb
    1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) []stāstīt
    2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) attiekties uz; būt saistītam ar
    3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) saprasties, satikt (ar kādu)
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    - relation
    - relationship
    - relative     2. adjective
    1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relatīvs; salīdzinošs
    2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) attieksmes vietniekvārds; apzīmētāja palīgteikums
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    atstāstīt, stāstīt; attiecināt, saistīt; attiekties; satikt, saprasties

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  • 8 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) saglabāt; paturēt (prātā)
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) aizturēt; noturēt
    * * *
    saglabāt, paturēt; saturēt; atcerēties; nolīgt

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  • 9 accommodation

    1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) mājvieta; pajumte (kādā mājā vai viesnīcā)
    2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) vieta
    * * *
    pielāgošana, piemērošana; noregulēšana, nokārtošana; aizdevums; mājvieta, pajumte; kajīšu izvietojums

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  • 10 aspire

    ((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) tiekties; censties
    * * *
    censties, tiekties

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  • 11 camouflage

    1. noun
    (something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) maskēšana; maskēšanās
    2. verb
    (to conceal with camouflage.) maskēt; maskēties
    * * *
    kamuflāža, maskēšana; maskēt, maskēties; nomaskēt, nomaskēties

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  • 12 complex

    1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective
    1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) salikts
    2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) komplicēts; sarežģīts
    2. ['kompleks] noun
    1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) komplekss
    2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) komplekss
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    komplekss; komplekss, salikts; komplicēts, sarežģīts

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  • 13 complication

    1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) komplikācija; sarežģījums
    2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikācija
    * * *
    komplikācija

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  • 14 decipher

    1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) atšifrēt
    2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) salasīt (neskaidru rokrakstu)
    * * *
    atšifrēt, salasīt

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  • 15 diagram

    (a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagramma
    * * *
    diagramma

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  • 16 dodge

    [do‹] 1. verb
    (to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) mesties ap stūri
    2. noun
    1) (an act of dodging.) izlocīšanās; izvairīšanās
    2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) triks; viltīgs paņēmiens
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    * * *
    izlocīšanās, izvairīšanās; viltīgs paņēmiens; māņu kustība; afēra; izlocīties, izvairīties

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  • 17 hamper

    ['hæmpə] 1. verb
    (to make it difficult for (someone) to do something: I tried to run away but I was hampered by my long dress.) kavēt; apgrūtināt (kustības)
    2. noun
    (a large basket with a lid: a picnic hamper.)
    * * *
    pīts ceļa grozs; grozs ar ēdamo; veļas grozs; traucēt, kavēt

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  • 18 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) visvairāk
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) vairums
    2. adverb
    1) (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; vislabāk
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) ļoti
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) gandrīz; turpat vai
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) visvairāk
    2) (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
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    - 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

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  • 19 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) (izsaka nepieciešamību)
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) (izsaka ticamu iespējamību)
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) (izsaka nepieciešamību pienākuma/kārtības u.tml. dēļ)
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nepieciešamība; neatliekama vajadzība
    * * *
    pelējums; nenorūdzis vīnogu vīns; nepieciešamība

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  • 20 note

    [nəut] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) zīmīte
    2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) pieraksts; konspekts
    3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) piezīme; pieraksts
    4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) paskaidrojums
    5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) vēstulīte
    6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) banknote, naudaszīme
    7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) nots, skaņa, tonis
    8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nots
    9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) noskaņa; pieskaņa
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) pierakstīt
    2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) ievērot, pamanīt
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    - notability
    - notably
    - noted
    - notelet
    - notebook
    - notecase
    - notepaper
    - noteworthy
    - noteworthiness
    - take note of
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    nots; pieskaņa; simbols, zīme; raksturīga pazīme; piezīme; zīmīte, vēstule; kvitējums, paraksts; nota; naudaszīme, banknote; reputācija, slava; ievērība, uzmanība; melodija; ievērot, pamanīt; pierakstīt, atzīmēt; pieminēt, atzīmēt; protestēt

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