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  • 1 make-up

    1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.) grims; dekoratīvā kosmētika
    2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.) raksturs, iedaba
    * * *
    dekoratīvā kosmētika, grims; izdomājums, fantāzija; sastāvs; raksturs; aplauzums

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  • 2 make the best of it

    (to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) samierināties (ar kaut ko); izmantot pēc iespējas labāk

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  • 3 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders
    * * *
    darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt

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  • 4 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) []rādīt
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) būt []redzamam
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rādīt; izstādīt; demonstrēt
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) norādīt; parādīt
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) aizvest; pavadīt; izrādīt
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) demonstrēt; parādīt
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) pierādīt
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) izrādīt; veltīt
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) izstāde; izrāde
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrēšana; izrādīšana
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) izlikšanās; tēlošana
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) izskats; iespaids
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) centieni; (sportā) līdzdalība; starts
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    demonstrēšana, parādīšana; skate, izstāde; izrāde; izlikšanās; izpausme, pazīme; ārēja greznība, ārišķība; izdevība, iespēja; pasākums; kampaņa, kauja; demonstrēt, parādīt; pierādīt; aizvest; būt redzamam, parādīties; tikt izrādītam

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  • 5 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) apstāties; apturēt
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) aizkavēt; atturēt
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) pārstāt
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) bloķēt; nosprostot; aizbāzt
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nospiest (vārstuli); piespiest (stīgu)
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) apmesties; uzturēties
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) apstāšanās; beigas
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pietura; pieturvieta
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkts
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) vārstulis; reģistrs
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ķīlis; atturis; aizturis
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    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
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    apstāšanās; apturēšana; pietura; pauze, pārtraukums; pieturzīme; runas veids; vārstulis; reģistrs; eksplozīvais līdzskanis; aizturis; diafragma; apstādināt; apstāties; ciemoties; atturēt, aizturēt

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  • 6 change

    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mainīt; pārmainīt; pārmainīties
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) apmainīt
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) pārģērbt; pārģērbties
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) pārvērsties par
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) samainīt (naudu)
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) pārmaiņas
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) izmaiņas
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) pārģērbšanās
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) sīknauda
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) atlikums; izdotā nauda
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) apstākļu maiņa
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    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change
    * * *
    birža; pārmaiņa; kārta, maiņa; izdotā nauda, sīknauda; pārsēšanās; aizvietotājs, aizstājējs; jauna mēness fāze; pārmainīt, apmainīt, mainīt; mainīties; ap mainīties; pārģērbties; izmainīt; pārsēsties; pārslēgt

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  • 7 distinguish

    [di'stiŋɡwiʃ]
    1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) atšķirt
    2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) pamanīt; saskatīt; sadzirdēt
    3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) izšķirt
    4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) izcelt; izcelties
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    - distinguished
    * * *
    atšķirt; sadzirdēt, saskatīt

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  • 8 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) līmenis
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) līmenis; stāvs
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) līmeņrādis
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) līdzena virsma; līdzenums
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) līdzens
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) vienāds; vienādlīmeņa-
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) mierīgs; nosvērts
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nolīdzināt; nogludināt
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izlīdzināt
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) tēmēt; mērķēt
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) nolīdzināt līdz zemei; nopostīt
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    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
    * * *
    līmenis; līdzena virsma, līdzenums; līmeņrādis; nolīdzināt; nivelēt, noteikt augstumu; mērķēt, tēmēt; līdzens, horizontāls; vienādlīmeņa, vienāds; nosvērts, mierīgs; izturēts, nemainīgs; vienādā līmenī

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  • 9 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) nobrāzt; noskrāpēt
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) notīrīt; noberzt; nokasīt
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) švīkāt
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) nobrāzties
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) izrakt; izkašņāt
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) nokasīšana; švīkāšana; beršana
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) nobrāzums
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) ķeza; ķibele; liksta
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    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
    * * *
    kasīšana, skrāpēšana; nokasīšana, noskrāpēšana; skramba; čirkstoņa, švīkoņa; liksta, ķeza; skūšanās; kasīt, skrāpēt; nokasīt, noskrāpēt; nobrāzt; pievilkt kāju; čīgāt; skopoties; tikt cauri, izspraukties; izkasīt, izrakt; notēst, nodrāzt

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  • 10 best

    [best] 1. adjective, pronoun
    ((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) vislabākais
    2. adverb
    (in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) vislabāk
    3. verb
    (to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) gūt virsroku; sakaut
    - bestseller
    - the best part of
    - do one's best
    - for the best
    - get the best of
    - make the best of it
    * * *
    vislabākais; vislielākais

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  • 11 blur

    [blə:] 1. noun
    (something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) neskaidrs apveids
    2. verb
    (to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) aizmiglot (skatienu)
    * * *
    neskaidras kontūras; traips; kauna traips; tintes traips, netikums; notašķīt, notraipīt; aizmiglot, izdzēst; aptraipīt

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  • 12 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) saukt
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) uzskatīt
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) []saukt; kliegt
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) izsaukt; ataicināt
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) apciemot
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) []zvanīt (pa telefonu)
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) nosaukt likmi
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) sauciens
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) svilpošana
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (īss) apciemojums
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefona saruna
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) aicinājums; vilinājums
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) pieprasījums
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) vajadzība
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    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    sauciens, kliedziens; signāls, svilpiens; izsaukums, pieprasījums; apciemojums; īss apciemojums; telefona saruna; prasība; vajadzība; aicinājums; saukt; pasaukt; nosaukt; izsaukt; izziņot, kliegt; apciemot; iegriezties; piezvanīt; modināt; uzskatīt

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  • 13 heat

    [hi:t] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) karstums
    2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) karstums; svelme
    3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) svelme
    4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) kaisme; satraukums
    5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) priekšsacīkstes
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) sakarsēt; sasildīt; sasilt
    - heatedly
    - heatedness
    - heater
    - heating
    - heat wave
    - in/on heat     See also:
    - hot
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    karstums, tveice, svelme; karstums, drudzis; siltums; kaisme, kvēle; kvēle; meklēšanās; skrējiens noteiktā distancē, hīts; priekšsacīkstes; sakarsēt, sasildīt; sakarst, sasilt; nokaitēt; kurināt; apkurināt; iekaist, iekarst

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  • 14 job

    [‹ob]
    1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) darbs
    2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) darbs; uzdevums
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    - a good job
    - have a job
    - just the job
    - make the best of a bad job
    * * *
    darbs; grūts uzdevums; nodarbošanās, darbs; negodīgs darījums; aplaupīšana, zādzība; apstrādājamais priekšmets, detaļa; strādāt gadījuma darbus; slēgt negodīgus darījumus; būt par mākleri, spekulēt; negodīgi izmantot dienesta stāvokli

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  • 15 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klauvēt
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) []sist; []dauzīt
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) sist
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) atsisties []
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) klauvējiens; sitiens; trieciens; belziens
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klauvējiens
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    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up
    * * *
    belziens, sitiens; klauvējiens; barga kritika, trieciens, uzbrukums; bumbas padeve; ūtrupe; detonācija; dauzīt, sist; sasist, sadauzīt; klauvēt; apstulbināt, pārsteigt; piekasīties, piesieties; saņemt ciet

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  • 16 love

    1. noun
    1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) mīlestība
    2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) mīla; iemīlēšanās
    3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) mīlestība; mīļais; mīļumiņš
    4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) (sportā) nulle
    2. verb
    1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) mīlēt
    2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) patikt
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    - lovely
    - loveliness
    - lover
    - loving
    - lovingly
    - love affair
    - love-letter
    - lovesick
    - fall in love with
    - fall in love
    - for love or money
    - make love
    - there's no love lost between them
    * * *
    mīla, mīlestība; iemīļotais, iemīļotā; jaukumiņš, mīlulis; amors, Kupidons; nulle; mīlēt; just patiku

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  • 17 narrow

    ['nærəu] 1. adjective
    1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) šaurs
    2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) grūts; knaps
    3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) aprobežots; ierobežots
    2. verb
    (to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) sašaurināt; sašaurināties
    - narrows
    - narrow-minded
    * * *
    visšaurākā vieta; sašaurināt; sašaurināties; šaurs; ierobežots, grūts; aprobežots; rūpīgs, sīks

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  • 18 Nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu

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  • 19 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet

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  • 20 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) sasniegt; nonākt
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) aizsniegt
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) []sniegties; izstiept roku
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) []dabūt; sazināties
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) stiepties; plesties
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) lejtece
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    sasniedzamība; redzesloks; izstiepšana; platība, izplatījums; rīstīties; izstiept; aizsniegt; sasniegt; pasniegt; sniegties; stiepties, plesties; sazināties

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