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1 dry land
(the land as opposed to the sea etc.) sauszeme* * *sauszeme -
2 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) apskatīt; pārlaist skatienu2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) izpētīt3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) uzmērīt4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) apskatīt; veikt apskati/novērtējumu2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) apskate; pārskats; novērtējums2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) uzmērījums•- surveyor* * *apskate; pārskats; mērīšana; karte, plāns; apskatīt; sniegt pārskatu; mērīt; sastādīt -
3 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) lauks; tīrums2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) [] laukums3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) atradne4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) darbības lauks; nozare5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) lauks6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) lauka lielgabals2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) (kriketā u.tml.) atsist bumbu- fieldwork* * *lauks, tīrums; klajums; laukums; kaujaslauks; nozare, lauks; lauks; dalībnieki; atradne; fons, pamats; noķert bumbu; sūtīt spēles laukumā; atbildēt bez sagatavošanās -
4 rent
I 1. [rent] noun(money paid, usually regularly, for the use of a house, shop, land etc which belongs to someone else: The rent for this flat is $50 a week.) īre; noma2. verb(to pay or receive rent for the use of a house, shop, land etc: We rent this flat from Mr Smith; Mr Smith rents this flat to us.) []īrēt; []nomāt- rental- rent-a-car
- rent-free 3. adjective(for which rent does not need to be paid: a rent-free flat.) par brīvu; bez īres/nomas maksas- rent outII [rent] noun(an old word for a tear (in clothes etc).) plīsums (apģērbā)* * *īre, rente, noma; plīsums; plaisa; nomas maksa; šķelšanās; rentēt, īrēt, nomāt; plosīt, plēst; izrentēt, izīrēt, iznomāt; atraut -
5 rape
[reip] 1. noun1) (the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.) izvarošana2) (the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.) izlaupīšana; izpostīšana2. verb1) (to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.) izvarot2) (to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).) izlaupīt; izpostīt•- rapist* * *rapsis; izvarošana; nolaupīšana; izlaupīšana; izvarot; nolaupīt -
6 mortgage
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7 dual carriageway
(a road divided by a central strip of land etc with each side used by traffic moving in one direction.) divjoslu satiksmes ceļš* * *divvirzienu satiksme; divjoslu šoseja; divjoslu satiksmes ceļš -
8 farmer
noun (the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc: How many farmworkers does that farmer employ?) fermeris; lauksaimnieks* * *fermeris, lauksaimnieks -
9 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) []stiept; stiepties2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) []staipīšanās; []stiepšana2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) nogabals; posms; periods•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *izstiepšanās; izstiepšana; saspīlējums, spriegums; elastīgums; pārspīlējums; laika sprīdis; izplatījums; ieslodzījuma laiks; distance; izstiept; izstiepties; stiepties, plesties; ilgt; pieļaut; izklāt; atšķaidīt; pakārt; elastīgs -
10 tenant
['tenənt](a person who pays rent to another for the use of a house, building, land etc: That man is a tenant of the estate; ( also adjective) tenant farmers.) nomnieks; rentnieks; īrnieks- tenanted* * *nomnieks, rentnieks; iemītnieks, īrnieks; īpašnieks; nomāt -
11 estate
[i'steit]1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) muiža (ar zemi)2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) rūpnieciskais rajons3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) īpašums•- estate-car* * *kārta; īpašums; muiža; plānveidīgi apbūvēta teritorija -
12 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) ferma; saimniecība2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) lauku mājas2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) apstrādāt zemi- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard* * *saimniecība, ferma; lauku mājas; apstrādāt zemi; nodarboties ar lauksaimniecību; iznomāt; ņemt audzināšanā bērnus -
13 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) žogs2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) iežogot- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) paukoties2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) izvairīties no atbildes•- fencing* * *žogs; zagtu mantu slēpējs; zagtu mantu slēptuve; iežogot; paukot; izvairīties no atbildes; pārvarēt šķērsli; slēpt zagtas mantas; iepriekš apstrādāt vēlētājus -
14 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaile; (ass) gals2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) zemesrags3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkts4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkts; vieta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moments, mirklis6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) iedaļa; atzīme7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) debespuse8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punkts; balle9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) lieta; jautājums; lietas būtība10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) jēga; mērķis; nolūks11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) raksturīga iezīme12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kontaktligzda2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) tēmēt, []vērst2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) norādīt3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) izšuvot šuves•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *punkts; punkts, vieta; smaile, gals; zemesrags; jautājums, lieta; galvenais, būtība; nolūks, mērķis; brīdis; raksturīga iezīme, īpašība; iedaļa, atzīme; adata; kontaktligzda, rozete; punkts; ieskaites punkts; stacija, pietura; punkts; rumbs; priekšējais postenis, priekšējā patruļa; rādīt; norādīt; tēmēt, vērst; asināt; uzasināt; padarīt spilgtāku; apstāties un norādīt -
15 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenēt, nosusināt2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) notecēt; aizplūst3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) nosusināt; notecināt; tecēt4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) iztukšot5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izsūkt (spēkus u.tml.)2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drena; novadcaurule; noteka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) (spēku, naudas) tērētājs; izsūcējs•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *drena, novadcaurule; kanalizācijas caurule; kanalizācijas sistēma; drenāžas caurulīte; izsīkums; aizplūšana; glāzīte, malks; drenēt, nosusināt; nožāvēt; drenēt; izdzert tukšu, iztukšot; izsūkt -
16 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) loks; klāsts2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) tālums; sniedzamības sfēra3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) amplitūda; diapazons4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) grēda; rinda; virkne5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) ganības6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) poligons; šautuve7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) pavards2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) nostādīt rindā/ierindā2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) svārstīties (starp)3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) ietvert; aptvert•- ranger* * *rinda, virkne; amplitūda, diapazons; rādiuss; loks; sfēra; tālums; diapazons; poligons; medību vieta; plašas ganības; izplatības zona; pavards; nostādīt rindā; nostāties ierindā; ierindot, klasificēt; ierindoties; pievienoties; klīst, klaiņot; pievērsties; sniegties, stiepties; būt sastopamam; svārstīties; turēt ganībās; šaut -
17 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) līmenis2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) līmenis; stāvs3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) līmeņrādis4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) līdzena virsma; līdzenums2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) līdzens2) (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; nosvērts3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nolīdzināt; nogludināt2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izlīdzināt3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) tēmēt; mērķēt4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) nolīdzināt līdz zemei; nopostīt•- 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 -
18 reclaim
[ri'kleim]1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) pieprasīt atpakaļ2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) apgūt (vecaini); meliorēt•* * *labot; uzplēst, apgūt; atprasīt, pieprasīt atpakaļ; izmantot -
19 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtīt2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervēt; pataupīt2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) rezerve; krājums2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervāts; liegums3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) atturība4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) (karaspēka) rezerve•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *krājums, rezerve; rezerve; rezervāts; ieruna, iebildums; atturība; rezerves fonds; rezerves spēlētājs; pataupīt, uzglabāt; rezervēt; paredzēt; saglabāt -
20 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.)2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.)3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.)•- countryman
- countryside* * *valsts, zeme; dzimtene; iedzīvotāji, tauta; lauki; apvidus; zinātnes nozare, darbības lauks; lauku
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